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151 | Montessori Schooling (Part 2)
151 | Montessori Schooling (Part 2)

This follow-up to our first discussion on Montessori School, Abraham shares some stories of experience with students who attended Montessori style schools. We point out that Montessori may have been involuntarily watered down by regulations. We also compare and contrast Montessori with other evidence-based educational practices. Plus, some discussion around random topics in movies and other things.

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150 | Montessori Schooling (Part 1)
150 | Montessori Schooling (Part 1)

Running around covered in marker and glitter! In the first part of this discussion, we will highlight the background of Maria Montessori’s educational theory and practice. This theory proposes unique learning materials, a child-directed approach, and why it may or may not be beneficial for different age groups. Having maintained its popularity for over 100 years, the Montessori approach is not without some unanswered questions. We will unpack the Montessori approach and see how it compares to other more researched and familiar practices, and what some of the benefits are.

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Children, EducationScott Abraham MillerAbraham, Education, Teaching, Montessori, Maria Montessori, Maria, Child-directed, Free-range, Hunters, Hagrid's Magical Creature Motorbike Adventure, Shane, Shanebraham, Foundational Skills, Internal Motivation, External Motivation, Rewards, Reinforcement, pedagogyComment
149 | Understanding Dyslexia
149 | Understanding Dyslexia

At the time that we recorded this, we had no idea how pervasive the coronavirus was going to become, so we made no mention of it. Forgive the lack of discussion about this topic. However, perhaps this is an opportunity to focus on something else for a while. We discuss the history of dyslexia, some of the factors that may have contributed to the increase in prevalence, and diagnostic criteria. Furthermore, we describe some of the interventions and curriculum that has been designed to help individuals with dyslexia.

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Children, Diagnosis, Disorders, EducationScott Abraham MillerAbraham, RyanO, Dyslexia, Disgraphia, Reading, Education, Project Follow Through, Direct Instruction, Orten-Gillingham, Treatment, Learning, Learning Disability, Person-first language, Sigried Engelmann, Theory of Instruction, Doug Carnine, Math, Numeracy, TeachingComment
141 | Are Kids Losing Their Attention Span? | Why We Do What We Do
141 | Are Kids Losing Their Attention Span? | Why We Do What We Do

Throughout time, adults have been frustrated by… oh look at that cloud… just kidding :) But really, there is this myth that kids have shorter attention spans than ever before. This is fueled in part by a “study” that apparently doesn’t exist, but nevertheless got picked up by the news. Movies are sometimes used as a metric for shortening attention spans, but it is likely an artifact of competing for people’s time. Also, goldfish are a terrible comparison for attention. In short, no kids are not losing their attention span. Actually, we are probably getting increasingly efficient at identifying and regulating our attention to things that are or aren’t worth our time. Myth busted.

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Children, Myth-Busting, Pseudoscience, Human BiasScott Abraham MillerAbraham, SIT, Pseudoscience, Skepticism, RyanO, Attention Span, Are kids losing their attention span?, Attention, Youth, Kids, Movies, Action, Blue's Clues, Steve, ShaneComment
140 | Sensory Integration Therapy | Why We Do What We Do
140 | Sensory Integration Therapy | Why We Do What We Do

A potentially controversial issue in which we take on sensory integration therapy. Important to note that we are NOT criticizing occupational therapists. We dug deep into the literature on sensory integration therapy and told the story that the data present. That is, we take as diplomatic and charitable a position as we can while remaining honest. Science does not paint a flattering picture.

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Psychological History, Autism, Children, Diagnosis, Myth-Busting, Philosophy, Pseudoscience, TherapyScott Abraham MillerAbraham, Shane, Shanebraham, Sensory Integration Therapy, SIT, Science, Pseudoscience, Skepticism, Sensory Oral Feeding, behavior analysis, Behaviorism, JABA, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Ayres, Anna Jean Ayres, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, Peer-reviewComment
131 | Lead Poisoning Our Brains | Why We Do What We Do
131 | Lead Poisoning Our Brains | Why We Do What We Do

Shane and Abraham summarize and highlight the history of how humans came to have a loving relationship with lead. However, like some relationships, this was doomed to fail because lead was secretly plotting to kill us all along. We discussed what was so attractive about lead. What we learned about why it was bad for us. Why we increased our use of it anyway. And how lead intrudes into our brains to poison us. What a downer! But a fun and informative downer…

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Children, Psychological History, The BrainScott Abraham MillerAbraham, Lead, Shane, Shanebraham, Shane Spiker, Lead poisoning, Poison, Poisoning, children, Conspiracy, Violence, History, Leaded Gasoline, automobiles, Cars, Lead paint, health, unhealthy, contraception, sweetener, cosmetics, metalComment
107 | Child Development Part 2: Birth Through the First Two Years | Why We Do What We Do
107 | Child Development Part 2: Birth Through the First Two Years | Why We Do What We Do

Returning for a second discussion of the initial stages of human development, RyanO and Abraham discuss the various birthing processes. In addition, we talk about some of the basic developmental milestones of the first two years of life and raise some awareness around important issues affecting the health and well-being of infants. Do you know how to test that a baby has expected functionality immediately after birth? We will explain that too!

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Children, Genetics, The BrainScott Abraham MillerDevelopment, Child Development, Learning, Motherhood, Genetics, Infancy, Babies, Child PsychologyComment
106 | Child Development Part 1: Pregnancy | Why We Do What We Do
106 | Child Development Part 1: Pregnancy | Why We Do What We Do

Human beings go through a fascinating journey from conception throughout pregnancy. It’s kind of amazing how effectively humans reproduce given a surprising fact you may not know about how the success rates of pregnancy. RyanO and Abraham discuss the nuances of development in utero and how our experiences in the womb begin the process of learning. Tune in for details about that and more in the first part about child development.

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Children, Genetics, The BrainScott Abraham MillerPregnancy, Gestation, Conception, Development, Child Development, Learning, Motherhood, GeneticsComment
105 | What's Going On With Weighted Vests? | Why We Do What We Do
105 | What's Going On With Weighted Vests? | Why We Do What We Do

Some people use clothing with weights added on children to “help” them manage their challenging behaviors. This is commonly used with children with an autism diagnosis who demonstrate what are called stereotyped behaviors or stereotypy. How are these supposed to work? What does the research say. Don’t worry, Shane and Abraham have you covered. Check out our discussion of the philosophy and research on the use of weighted vests.

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Pseudoscience, Myth-Busting, Autism, ChildrenScott Abraham MillerWeighted Vests, Weighted Clothes, Occupational Therapy, Stereotypy, Ethics, Confirmation BIasComment