You explain a maths concept to your child and she says she understands – but she repeats something totally different back to you. Or worse, she learns something, then gets it wrong in a test. Just what is going through that little mind?
Young Parents sat down with Eric Jensen to find out how kids learn from the ages of six to 12.
Eric is a leading educator in the US and the author of books such as Brain-Based Learning & Teaching. He is a member of the Society for Neuroscience and New York Academy of Sciences.
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