How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 6/13/174:00 AM

Neuroscience isn't on many elementary school lesson plans. But this spring, a second grade class at Fairmont Neighborhood School in the South Bronx is plunging in.

Sarah Wechsler, an instructional coach with wide eyes and a marathoner's energy, asks the students to think about the development and progress that they've made already in their lives.

[For more of this story, written by Anya Kamenetz, go to http://www.npr.org/sections/ed...nce-to-the-classroom]

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