One reason so much traditional teaching involves students sitting in their assigned seats is the belief that the brain is somehow separate from the body and that the body is not very involved in learning.  The research on plasticity, as well as brain research in general, tell us that the body and mind are totally interconnected.

When a person is appropriately engaged in a complex experience, including decisions about what to respond to and how to adapt, multiple body/brain/mind systems are integrated, focused and working together naturally. 

Educators must begin to understand what this principle is saying and how to translate this information into practice.

Capacity #1:  All students learn more effectively when involved in experiences that naturally call on the use of their senses.

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