The 74 Milion – Conor Williams
“Fortunately, humans — especially the best educators among us — are also curious. Our constant curiosity about the world, about ourselves, has given rise to what we now call the learning sciences. As a (still nascent) field, the learning sciences are expanding knowledge and challenging assumptions about how children learn best. Advances in the learning sciences have already done serious damage to longstanding beliefs and practices in American education. Research on the important role sleep plays in healthy adolescent development is chipping away at early school start times across the country. For years, teachers (and parents) have taken for granted that children pass through a series of clear developmental stages as they grow. New research suggests that that’s wrong.” (more)