Today I heard an exceptionally fascinating radio interview by Krista Tippett.  She was speaking with Adele Diamond, a developmental cognitive neuroscientist from the University of British Columbia.

The interview will take an hour to hear, but it will be time well spent while you are peeling plenty of peaches, pampering with a particularly perfect pedicure, or patiently puttering on plumbing pipes.

Here is a bonafide, highly respected authority saying how important play and fun are in developing the prefrontal cortex and how the entire concept of how we educate must change.  She points out the clear evidence that our brains simply work better in joyful situations.

Much of what she says also applies not just to kids and schools but to all of us at any age.

(My heartfelt thanks to Dr. Jim Lawler for calling my attention to this.)

Enjoy!

http://http://www.onbeing.org/program/adele-diamond-the-science-of-attention/121/audio