Research Study

The article I have choose to read is called: Movement and Learning a Valuable Connection. by Debroah Stevens-Smith. The article covers how the brain makes connections and the greater the simulation the greater number of connections the brain will make. The connections mostly happen between the ages of two and eleven. When a child approaches puberty the connections the brain finds useful becomes permanent and the other connections not used are gone. All of these connections take place through movement. The article asks, "So what does all this mean? The greater the movement and stimulations the greter number of connections, therefore a greater capacity to learn." Students need to be more physically active and spend less time sitting at both home and school. It has been found that there is a link between physical activity and learning. Physical activity increases energy, promotes clearer thinking and affects grade scores of students. Without movement and physical activity the learning is weakened, but by introducing activities that srengthen both mind and body the students will gain a greater knowledge of what is being taught.
I feel that this study is very valid when is comes to teaching students. By stimulating the brain you are making more connections, therefore giving the child a greater area of learning experiences. In the article one of the professors stated, "If learning is not in your body, you haven't learned it." I feel the same way that as teachers we need to get the students up and moving, creating stumlus activites that will benefit the students in there learning for now and in the future.