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Without formal training in education
methodology, they ran the class, created a joyful and energetic classroom,
functioned as a team – assertive, interactive, and engaged.....more
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The National Institute of Mental Health
reports that thirty percent of girls and twenty percent of boys, or nearly
seven million teens, had a depressive episode that significantly impaired
their mental function.
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Schools that mix lectures,
well-structured team-based assignments, student-led discussions, coupled with
gross movement, hand-eye, and cardiovascular activities significantly
maximize cognitive functionality in children.
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Meaningful experiences in class that
touch base with student patterning along with purposeful and stimulating
homework improves prediction skills and facilitates the dendritic sprouting
that enhances retention.
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They found that teenagers who enjoy
exercising their talents and engage in studying tend to be happier, building
psychological capital for the spectrum of opportunities they can pursue later
in life.
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Eye contact raises the level of
engagement. Furthermore, the laughter mechanism employs the neurotransmitter
dopamine, impacting the neural circuitry of human socialization and mood,
encompassing friendship, love, affection, and perhaps anger.
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Parents and teachers note: children,
particularly teens, are validation-starved. Mood and behavior can be media
inspired, and those that engage in lewd and violent behavior likely saw it
role-modeled on television, computer, and movie screens!
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