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Is intelligence fixed at birth, or is it malleable? What’s the relationship between intelligence, the brain, and learning? And how do we assess a student’s learning potential? Should students be ‘sorted’ based on their IQ scores? Why should some students receive educational ‘enrichment’ and not others? Addressing these and other questions, this book argues that educators greatly underestimate students’ learning potential and shows how schools can do much more to promote ‘cognitive enrichment’ to accelerate learning in all students—from underachievers to the gifted. Drawing from research in the neurosciences as well as from educational intervention studies, Jensen explores the connections between enrichment, learning and academic achievement, dispelling five common myths and assumptions:
- Intelligence—Why IQ tests are not adequate for assessing learning potential.
- The Fixed Brain—Intelligence is malleable and can be developed in all students.
- The Untapped Brain—We use much more of our brain than once thought.
- Learning—Much of what we learn is implicit and can’t be taught.
- Enrichment—Why learning enrichment requires more than a tougher curriculum.
Jensen explains what is meant by ‘brain based enrichment,’ why it’s a new way to think about learning, how it benefits students, and how this new learning approach can be built into classroom, school, and home environments. To optimize enrichment, he shows that students need novel and challenging learning experiences, adequate attention and feedback, and greater opportunities for creativity, physical activity, and reflection. Urging teachers and other educators to take their role as ‘brain shapers’ more seriously, Jensen offers an innovative and inspiring framework of 'learning rules' and enrichment approaches that can be employed right away to enhance learning and achievement.
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