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Bodies of Learning offers a fresh perspective on education by exploring how thinking, feeling, and physical experience work together to shape the way we learn. Drawing on the latest research in embodied cognition, Claxton and Poel challenge the long-standing belief that learning happens only in the mind, arguing instead that intelligence emerges through the combined efforts of the brain, body, emotions, instincts, and actions.
The authors examine why many educational reforms have struggled to achieve lasting change, pointing to an overemphasis on academic knowledge at the expense of emotional awareness, intuition, and lived experience. They make a compelling case that learning is not simply an intellectual process but one that is deeply connected to how we feel, move, interact, and respond to the world around us.
Through practical examples and evidence-based insights, the book shows how schools and classrooms can be designed to better reflect human nature. Rather than treating students as passive recipients of information, it encourages educators to create environments that nurture curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving, and meaningful engagement.
More than a discussion about physical health or wellbeing in schools, Bodies of Learning calls for a broader transformation in the way education is understood and delivered. It presents intelligence as a rich combination of memory, emotional understanding, bodily awareness, intuition, and reasoning, all working together to support learning and growth.
Accessible, thought-provoking, and filled with practical ideas, this book is an invaluable resource for teachers, school leaders, parents, and anyone interested in building a more balanced, human-centered approach to education for the future.
Bodies of Learning
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