Neuroscience exploded into the education conversation more than 20
years ago, in step with the evolution of personal computers and the rise
of the Internet, and policymakers hoped medical discoveries could
likewise help doctors and teachers understand the "hard wiring" of the
brain.
That conception of how the brain works, exacerbated by the difficulty
in translating research from lab to classroom, spawned a generation of
neuro-myths and snake-oil pitches—from programs to improve
cross-hemisphere brain communication
to teaching practices aimed at
"auditory" or "visual" learners.
