I love seeing situations like this happening in classrooms across the nation. I only hope it continues to catch on. Here is an introduction to the story:
Instead of going for a bike ride after school, a few kids will take a spin in the middle of a classroom at China Middle School.
During a test day in Josh Lambert’s seventh-grade math class, students were pushing pedals while pushing pencils.
“It makes math class not so boring sometimes,” Hailey Mayo said.
Keeping kids’ attention for almost an hour and a half when you are talking about math can be a challenge, Lambert said.
“School is just a long time to sit and listen to adults tell them what to do,” he said.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.wmtw.com/news/students-pedal-down-a-path-to-better-focus-in-math/36100978
http://www.wmtw.com/news/students-pedal-down-a-path-to-better-focus-in-math/36100978
