Adnan,
Yes, we do. I am a big fan of playing when given the chance.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I agree. But we need some kind of break in form of vacation or sleep to prevent burn out
Justian,
This is a good point and one we instructors need to consider in our instructional planning. Helping our students to step back for a few seconds will enable them to reset their thought processes and then they will be able to move forward with the learning of new content.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Especially in todays day and age, our brains need a break. As Americans, we are aiways in a rush and busy. We never give our brains time to regroup. We need to stop regroup and give ourselves time to breath and I feel it will produce a much more successful society.
I find by Thursday I really need to give my brain a break, so I know my students need one also.
Keith,
Good point because somewhere along the way we need to recharge our batteries.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
In the US we work so many hours a day that at night are brains still dont have down time.
I agree and it allows the regroup like you said.
Sherry,
Good way to break up the flow of the class and give your students time to reset their brains. Thinking breaks are great ways to get them to reflect on what has been covered and how it can be applied to their growth. The more opportunities like this the greater the retention rate of the content.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I teach mathematics and I find that I often have to take thinking breaks between each task. I give the students practice tasks, so they can see if they have absorbed what they have learned. We can then discuss problems that occurred before we go on to the next skill.
Brenda,
It is something we all need to do as human beings so be incorporating these strategies into our instructional planning we will help the students to reset their brains and stay on task.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
