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A Biological Brain in a Cultural Classroom

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Robert Sylwester has applied his knowledge and expertise to assist educators in understanding the profound links between biology and classroom management. Recent brain research has provided new insights into the nature -- structural and developmental -- of the human brain. The new definition of the biological brain, although still in its infancy, has profound impllications for the ways educators deal with young people in their care. Professional educators know to exercise caution in applying research findings in biology to educational practice as, sometimes, the "logical" is not always the appropriate. Sylwester has carefully crafted his book to deal with the biological nature of the human brain/being and suggest the natural ecological environment for the nurturing of human thought. This book provides thoughtful connections between research and practice and challenges the reader to read, think, apply, and be sensitive to creating the optimum environment for individual success. It is a book that must be read more than once and should be a basis for discussion among administrators and teachers.

Robert Sylwester has applied his knowledge and expertise to assist educators in understanding the profound links between biology and classroom management. Recent brain research has provided new insights into the nature -- structural and developmental -- of the human brain. The new definition of the biological brain, although still in its infancy, has profound impllications for the ways educators deal with young people in their care. Professional educators know to exercise caution in applying research findings in biology to educational practice as, sometimes, the "logical" is not always the appropriate. Sylwester has carefully crafted his book to deal with the biological nature of the human brain/being and suggest the natural ecological environment for the nurturing of human thought. This book provides thoughtful connections between research and practice and challenges the reader to read, think, apply, and be sensitive to creating the optimum environment for individual success. It is a book that must be read more than once and should be a basis for discussion among administrators and teachers.