Comments on: More Creative (HOOP) Movement in Education~ http://www.hoopingpowers.com/blog/2009/12/27/more-creative-hoop-movement-in-education/ Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:17:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Noelle Powers http://www.hoopingpowers.com/blog/2009/12/27/more-creative-hoop-movement-in-education/comment-page-1/#comment-5984 Noelle Powers Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:08:25 +0000 http://www.hoopingpowers.com/blog/?p=551#comment-5984 Thanks for commenting, Casandra! So good to hear from you with your thoughts on this. Isn't it something!?-> movement is good for us and our brains, young and old and all of us in between! Yes, let us dance and play and never stop! xox noelle Thanks for commenting, Casandra! So good to hear from you with your thoughts on this. Isn’t it something!?-> movement is good for us and our brains, young and old and all of us in between! Yes, let us dance and play and never stop! xox noelle

]]> By: Casandra http://www.hoopingpowers.com/blog/2009/12/27/more-creative-hoop-movement-in-education/comment-page-1/#comment-5983 Casandra Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:40:15 +0000 http://www.hoopingpowers.com/blog/?p=551#comment-5983 Hey Noelle- I couldn't agree more with the Robinson talk (by the way, you should also check out Elizabeth Gilbert's TED talk, for a great artistic antidote to sour face days). One thing I did notice while I was traveling and visiting educational alternatives around the US (particularly free schools) is the tremendous amount of physical PLAY in these environments, and how happy the students seemed ALL THE TIME. It is ridiculous to think we have a childhood obesity epidemic on our hands- LET THEM RUN AND PLAY! A recent NPR education article (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101149470) describes the potential uses of incorporating movement in traditional classrooms: "Ten minutes of moving around the classroom at moderate intensity seems to agree with a lot of the kids. And there's some evidence that the physical exercise improves mental sharpness. "What's happening in the body is their heart rate's increasing and blood flow is changing, and they're actually activating the brain differently than when they're sitting down," says John Ratey, a psychiatrist at Harvard University who has taken an interest in the movement to overhaul physical education in schools. Ratey doesn't claim that exercise makes kids smarter. But, he says, it can make them more ready to learn. He says that after moderate exercise, the brain seems to work a little more efficiently. "[With exercise] you're seeing an increase in neurotransmitters … dopamine and serotonin, norepinephrine. These are hormones related to mood regulation, to attention. And, in general, help the brain be in a better state of equilibrium," Ratey says." HOORAY FOR OUR BRAINS! Let's DANCE! Hey Noelle- I couldn’t agree more with the Robinson talk (by the way, you should also check out Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED talk, for a great artistic antidote to sour face days). One thing I did notice while I was traveling and visiting educational alternatives around the US (particularly free schools) is the tremendous amount of physical PLAY in these environments, and how happy the students seemed ALL THE TIME. It is ridiculous to think we have a childhood obesity epidemic on our hands- LET THEM RUN AND PLAY! A recent NPR education article (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101149470) describes the potential uses of incorporating movement in traditional classrooms:
“Ten minutes of moving around the classroom at moderate intensity seems to agree with a lot of the kids. And there’s some evidence that the physical exercise improves mental sharpness.

“What’s happening in the body is their heart rate’s increasing and blood flow is changing, and they’re actually activating the brain differently than when they’re sitting down,” says John Ratey, a psychiatrist at Harvard University who has taken an interest in the movement to overhaul physical education in schools.

Ratey doesn’t claim that exercise makes kids smarter. But, he says, it can make them more ready to learn.

He says that after moderate exercise, the brain seems to work a little more efficiently.

“[With exercise] you’re seeing an increase in neurotransmitters … dopamine and serotonin, norepinephrine. These are hormones related to mood regulation, to attention. And, in general, help the brain be in a better state of equilibrium,” Ratey says.”
HOORAY FOR OUR BRAINS!
Let’s DANCE!

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