[senco-forum] On Newsnight this evening

For an entertaining glimpse into this and other versions of educational pyramid-selling, see the following:

http://www.badscience.net/

Food for thought (sic) I'd say for all SENCOs!

Best wishes

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Subject: [senco-forum] On Newsnight this evening

"BRAIN GYM"
You might not have heard of it, but your children could well be experts. Brain Gym is a programme used in hundreds of schools across Britain - backed by the government. It's a series of daily physical exercises that are supposed to aid learning - by stimulating the vital organs. Many teachers - and many pupils - are convinced it works. But scientists are worried - believing that it amounts to "pseudo-science" and is misleading young children about the workings of the human body. The American founder of Brain Gym will be on the programme.

Mary Hart
Birmingham