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From:             Rovarose@aol.com
Date sent:        Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:17:31 EST
To:               EDUCATION-CONSUMERS@tricon.net
Subject:          "Brain Compatible Learning"


To the ECC


This post is a request for on-line references on the above subject.


I have learned that a majority of the BOE of Cobb Co, GA (88,000 students) is
in favor of a more "core-knowledge-like" curriculum and has begun the process
of developing a new curriculum.   


Dr. Richard Benjamin, forrmerly of Nashville schools, the superintendant, has
told me that he "philosophically agrees" with this approach.   However, at a
meeting yesterday he said he is also very enthusiastic about the concept of
"multiple intelligences", and doing "what has been shown to work".


Today I see that the Cobb website (cobb.k12.ga.us) has glowingly enthusiastic
material about "Brain Compatible Learning" as offered by Susan Kovalick and
Associates, of Kent, WA.    Their approach is called "Integrated Thematic

Learning".    References mentioned in support include last summer's Time
Magazine article on brain stimulation, Gardner's "Multiple Intelligences", and
a book "Human Brain and Human Learning", by Leslie Hart, and what seems to be
a gross distortion of Paul MacLean's theory of the Triune Brain  (anyone
interested:  I have an article on the latter).


I have read Hirsch's comments on Gardner in TSWN.


I would be very appreciative if anyone has references, on line if possible,
that specifically debunk whatever "Brain Compatible Learning" is.


Thanks,


Bob
EDUCATION CONSUMERS CLEARINGHOUSE