Pop neuroscience — silly and scientifically inaccurate — has spurred a backlash, writes Alissa Quart in a New York Times op-ed. Among the critics are Neurocritic, Neurobonkers, Neuroskeptic, Mind Hacks and Dorothy Bishop’s Blog
There’s a lot of neuro-garbage in education, writes Daniel Willingham, a cognitive scientist...
Teachers who know the most about neuroscience believe the most things that aren’t true, writes Cedar Riener, a psychology professor, in Cedar’s Digest, citing this study.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Pop Psychology
We teachers are told so often about what "the research" supports, but I'm not surprised to learn that a lot of what passes as "brain-based" is really just neuro-garbage:
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K-12 issues,
math/science
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My most hated words when at inservices: "The research shows ..." That's when the BS detectors come on full power.
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