How can we help our brain to learn best? Neuroscientists’ findings are revealing new data. For instance, that education doesn’t begin in school and the parents should “be used as intelligent tools to work with their kids” (specialist Michael Posner).

So, if we never stop learning, both in and outside the school, why not try the latest advices?

If you learn a foreign language, German specialists recommend repeating the vocabulary while making gestures and movements matched to meaning- some fun way to make associations and remember new words.

Timetabling of exercise sessions is also important for our brain, which reacts better to a learning task after having 30 minutes of aerobic endurance exercise. That brings us to physical education: start the school day with it, it is proven to improve the ability to focus.

Also, drinking water in class may improve performance because it creates small interruptions that help focus afterwards.

Good news is that we don’t need to make huge changes to our learning style, just to avoid the misconceptions that stand in the way of our education.

For instance, the idea that “we only use 10% of the brain anyway” it’s not an excuse, especially as it was proven to be false.

Latest studies say that music doesn’t make us smarter by itself, but it’s beneficial to learn and play a musical instrument.

There is small evidence that we have different kinds of intelligence: verbal, mathematical, practical etc- so let’s use what we really have to the maximum.