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rooms to keep it interesting.
For example, Allen advocates giving
kids “brain breaks” every 20 minutes
or so. “After 20-30 minutes, they need
to get up and stretch or listen to music
or do something,” he said. “Also, you
can’t just lecture to kids. You need to
have them actively doing activities
and moving around. There’s brain
research to prove this, yet so many
schools don’t have a physical educa-
tion program or any kind of outdoor
activities at all.”
Today’s students have many addi-
tional challenges, according to Allen.
“So many of them come from broken
homes, and teachers have to under-
stand that they come to school with so
much anger and stress from not having
a good home and not having healthy
food to eat or getting enough sleep.
Allen has seen kids with no motiva-
tion, who were failing in school, turn
their lives around. “I have one young
man who is now waiting to take his
medical board,” he said. “There’s not
a week that goes by that I don’t hear
from a former student.”
Allen is in the schools for two to four
hours and gets feedback from teach-
ers on his website. Each month, he
sends out the “Einstein Quick Minute,”
sharing recent research and providing
teachers with classroom strategies and
brain break activities. The “Minute”
also allows Einstein to find out from
teachers what is working and what is
not.
He recently helped a teacher at
Palmer Park Academy in Detroit. “She
sent me an email saying her classroom
went from chaos to very educationally
sound,” he said.
Allen doesn’t charge the schools a
penny for the teacher training. The
work is paid for by donors. He’s done
25 presentations and talked to more
than 800 teachers, all of whom have
told him they would recommend the
Einstein Method to other educators.
“I’m very interested in helping teach-
ers succeed and having the greatest
impact on all students — but especial-
ly the at-risk youth,” Allen said.
Allen has presented all over the state
— Lapeer, Fenton, Ionia, Webberville,
Oak Park — but he’s especially focused
on helping Detroit schools.
He and Mel both grew up in the
Detroit public schools. “Back in the
day, Detroit schools were highly ranked
and very successful,” Mel said.
“I’d like to get into as many Detroit
schools as I can,” Allen said. •
Chris Harrison contributed to this story.
The Learning Differences
Between Boys And Girls
The Einstein Method offers programs from single presentations to yearlong rela-
tionships, working with schools, camps, afterschool programs, parent groups and
any others interested in helping children.
Every year there is more research available on the differences in how males
and females learn. For example, males generally have only one language center
on one side of their brain; females have several language centers on both sides of
the brain. Girls are much more verbal; their reading and writing skills develop at
an earlier age than boys. Standardized tests that expect the same proficiency from
both genders in the same grade give unfair advantage to females.
By the same token, males have better spatial skills at an early age. Females
may not be able to grasp abstract math, such as algebra, as soon as their male
counterparts.
Due to the secretion of chemicals in the brain, girls working in groups are
cooperative and often more nurturing and inclusive than boys, who tend to be
more aggressive and competitive. Girls are generally able to sit for longer periods
of time and concentrate on one topic. Most boys have difficulty sitting in one place
for an extended period of time.
Providing new, unique ways to learn, based on research, is a key element
to the Einstein Method training. One strategy is the use of “Just the Facts” cards.
Put one fact on each 3”x 5” card. Give one to each student. Have students circu-
late the room, reading their card to as many others as possible and listening to
others read theirs. When they “see” the fact, “say” the fact and “hear” the fact,
they will remember the information much better. This activity provides the students
an opportunity for movement and participation from everyone and is beneficial to
both genders.
The Einstein Method provides their services at no charge to the school or other
group. It is a 501(c)(3) and depends on charitable donations. If you would like to
learn more about the Einstein Method or donate, visit http://theeinsteinmethod.org.