It’s Time to Change the Way We Teach (and Learn) | Mary Helen Immordino-Yang

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang (0:00)

If you're aiming for high-quality development, full self-actualization of every youth in that system, as they engage deeply with whatever it is they are interested in and good at, and bring that to bear on the world so they make the world a better place together, then we need to really help educators and parents in all society, actually, understand what learning is and what achievement actually entails.

Michael Gervais (0:34)

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Since earning her degree from Harvard in 2005, she's received numerous awards for her research and her impact on education and society at large. So currently, Mary Helen is conducting several multi-year neurobiological research studies on adolescent students and their teachers. Now, in this conversation, we discuss how students really learn and what we can do to enhance how we teach in an educational system. But Mary Helen's insights extend far beyond the educational setting. And I know that that's where she is, you know, flown a tall flagpole here. But the deep understanding, those that have a deep understanding of the role of motion and awareness and how they play together in human development will have a distinct advantage for just about any endeavor one is interested in, whether that be as a modern leader, as a parent or coach, an athlete, a teammate.