Book Talk: How to Become a "Wiz" at Brain-Based Teaching

"We are preparing our students for a world we know nothing about."

This quote could not be closer to the truth. Our middle school students will be working in a world fifteen to twenty years into the future, meaning we will have no idea what is actually going on. We can prepare them for the world they are in at the moment, but we will not necessarily know if that will help them. The ideas presented in this book talk, about dealing with stress and taking care of the individual person, seem like a better way to prepare students. Every person needs to know how to deal with their stresses and know how to take care of their bodies. By showing students that they can release their stress by simply walking around the room or writing it down, like the activity we did, students can learn to manage their stress without the help of a teacher. It also teaches students how to recognize how they are feeling and what is causing these feelings. Sometimes, I believe, that people, students especially, do not even know that something is really bothering them until they are asked about it. If students can learn to recognize their "symptoms" on their own, they will be better off in the long run. We cannot prepare students for a world we know nothing about because of our lack of knowledge. However, we can prepare them to deal with themselves, which applies to any type of world.