Education Short List

Earlier this year I wrote an article about how teachers are ‘thinking outside the box’ when it comes to keeping their students engaged. Schools across the country are having their students sit on Pilates exercise balls to retain their focus. http://educationshortlist.com/2009/04/fidgeting-untapped-energy-source/

Another article, from the LA Times discusses the value of focusing students’ attention.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bouncy-balls16-2009nov16,0,4338209.story

Unfortunately, I believe that more and more of these types of articles will be popping up in the next few years. As class sizes increase, educators are going to have to find creative ways to gain their attention. So, it would be wise for teachers to take note of these types of articles.