Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
by John Medina
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Author: John MedinaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-10
ISBN: 0979777747
Number of pages: 301
Publisher: Pear Press
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- ISBN13: 9780979777745
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
Book Review: 12 principles for learning
Summary: 3 Stars
John Medina breaks down the rules of the brain into 12 simple principles in order to best use our brains inherent structure to succeed in life. For me, most of this book was a rehash of psychology 101. Of course, reading the different anecdotes of him and his kids made the book very interesting. On the other hand, this material is a great foundation--very basic stuff about the brain presented in an intelligent fashion.
So, just to give an example of "rules" of the brain: Exercise to boost mental capacity; structure learning so that boring things are eliminated as much as possible; repeat things in order to remember them.
The most interesting part of the book was the idea of breaking down learning modules into 10 minute sections with interesting anecdotes at each of these intervals in order to stimulate the brain again and stop it from being bored. In fact, he has several ideas of how to better the education system by changing things in order to best fit t he way that the brain is wired to learn and those little thoughts were a fascinating part of the book. It's only too bad that he didn't explore them further.
I would recommend this book to someone interested in learning more about the brain and needing to start from the basics.
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