I enjoyed today’s “brainy” News & Observer op-ed by Duke researchers Wilkie Wilson and Cynthia Kuhn.
The authors argue that we need to pay more attention to how the brain works and teach children how to keep it healthy. I agree. Let’s go a step further.
Schools of education should require prospective teachers, particularly elementary education majors, to enroll in courses that specifically address brain physiology, development, function, and health. General courses in “Psychology of Education” are not good enough.
