The Impact of Nutrition and Sleep Upon the Learning Process
The effects of nutrition can begin before birth, with the nutrition of the mother. Under nutrition can result in negative effects of the development of the brain that can become permanent and irreversible. One example is the lack of iron, which is a necessary part of the brain’s tissue. When iron deficiency is present nerve impulses tend to move slower. “Iron deficiency…is associated with behavior changes and delayed psychomotor development” (Nutrition and Cognitive Development, 2001), as well as decrease attention span, irritability, fatigue, and difficultly with concentration. “ Anemia is one of the most prevalent nutritional disorders in the world, affecting nearly one quarter of all low-income children in the United States”(Rosenberg,1998). Iron deficiently anemia effects many young children in our country and has been linked to a child’s ability to learn by influencing attention span and memory. Besides iron, there can be iodine deficiently as well that can occur during the early years of a child. Reduced cognition and achievement in school can be associated with iodine deficiency. Researchers have also proven a decrease in protein intake with in diets can have an effect on achievement scores. Overall, under nutrition can results in a decrease of activity, social interaction, curiosity and cognitive functioning. This is proof of how the prenatal period of a child is the most important. “Recent evidence indicates that 15 percent of very low birth weight children and nearly 5 percent of low birth weight children require special education, compared to 4.3 percent of children born at normal birth weight”(Children’s Nutrition and Learning, 1994). Infants that are b...
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This article provided information about the future and how technology will change the way we look at education. It gave examples of technology that has already changed classrooms.
Quendler, Sigrid. (2002). Link between Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Academic Achievement. Vienna University.
This article showed the view on how there are many aspects to learning. There are two the article mainly focuses on and that is nutrition and the physical activities that have shaped the young children in what they will become and who they are now.
(1993).Nutrition. In The new standard Encyclopedia. (Vol. 12). Indiana: Standard Educational Corporation.
The encyclopedia showed the educational view on nutrition and how it has affected students. It described proper eating habits and how to follow them.
In today's global economy, energy is one of the most crucial and sought after commodities. Who supplies it and how much they supply determines how much influence they have over other countries as well as the global economy. This is why hydraulic fracturing is currently such an important and controversial topic in the United States. Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as "fracking" or hydrofracturing, is the process of using pressurized liquids to fracture rocks and release hydrocarbons such as shale gas, which burns more efficiently than coal. This booming process of energy production provides a much needed economic boost, creating jobs and providing gas energy for Americans. The efficiently burning shale gas reduces carbon emission from electricity production plants, reducing carbon footprints on the environment. However, the process of hydraulic fracturing uses millions of gallons of pressurized liquid, which contains toxic chemicals, and some of this water is left over undealt with. The air near fracking sites is often also polluted and unsafe for nearby community residents. Injecting millions of gallons of water laced with toxic chemicals into the rock thousands of feet deep can cause earthquakes, causing a safety hazards for all nearby areas. Hydraulic Fracturing makes rare natural gases easily attainable, boosting the economy and reducing carbon emissions. However, the negative side effects such as contaminated water and air, make hydraulic fracturing a process that may not be worth the benefits.
For years, the United States government has been trying to find a way to lower the obesity in the country. However, the approach it is using, i.e. taxing unhealthy food, is not the most effective one. People are going to purchase whatever products they wish, whether the price is increased a few cents or not. Junk food options are already set at a more reasonable price than healthy foods, enticing people to buy these less expensive goods. Even though putting a tax on other products, such as tobacco, has served the intended purpose, food is a necessity humans must have for survival. Society is used to consuming foods they want, and will continue to do so. Putting a tax on unhealthy food will not necessarily lower the obesity rate because there are other factors that contribute to this problem. Moreover, taxing measures are usually intended for the collective benefit of society rather than the individual. They are usually perceived as another way the government uses to take money out of the citizens’ pockets. Ultimately, thinking that higher taxes on unhealthy foods will help curb down the obesity rate in the country would be similar to say that cost is the sole contributing factor to this public health problem. Imposing taxes will not help lower the consumption level because these foods will still have lower prices than healthier choices. Taxes do not impact the nutritional value of foods, and their only predictable effect is to help in generating additional revenue for the government.
Augmented reality balances several smartphone abilities such as GPS and camera, to create some kind of involvement in the physical atmosphere, providing teachers with a major device for learning and teaching. Involvement makes people feel that they are participating in a realistic and full experience. Digital immersion has been made possible by interactive media. The more a virtual immersive works is based on style strategies that combine action, sensory, and symbolic factors, which makes people belief that they are inside a digitally improved environment. Research reveals that involvement in a digital atmosphere enhances education in three ways which is situated learning, transfer and allowing multiple viewpoints. Furthermore, augmented reality has the power of enhancing environment sensitivity. In turn, this allows the mobile appliances to know where it is located in the virtual world. As a result, it can present digital material to the user, related to that location (Cha...
Throughout the 21st century, technology has impacted many occupations that you don’t even know. One of those, is Education. In the 20th century, students only have textbooks, notebooks, and pens. Instead, students now use eBooks, interactive online textbooks, and online notebooks. Teachers are able to use projectors, computers, iPad’s, and more! Because of this new technology, high school teachers able are to teach their students in a new, positive way in which students actually excited to learn. Technological developments have had an impact on high school teachers and people’s lives.
Educational technology continues to advance making learning a different experience for students. “Educational technology includes all real, analog, and digital technologies and media that can be used to support teaching and learning (Lever-Duffy, McDonald, & Mizell, 2003, p. 2)”. When the writer was attending grade school in the 90’s educational technology was nothing compared to how it is now. The technology then was minimal; it was not until the writer got to fifth/sixth grade when students would take AR (Accelerated Reader) quizzes on the computer to move up a reading level. That was the early kind of educational technology and now the advances have been immense.
As the world keeps relying more and more on technology, the possible question for the future is, will technology eventually replace classrooms and teachers? Slowly, more and more of college level classes are offered online now, instead of in the classroom. Will computers provide a better learning opportunity for students? Will students succeed more with online classes rather than traditional classes? Will this be cheaper in the long run for students? Since the world is being taken over with technology, will this be better to students so they are able to teach themselves with technology? Technology already has a huge role with classes right now, could that lead to technology completely taking over the regular classes? This topic is important because it could result in many jobless teachers, but it can also result in cheaper schooling for students. There are many questions up in the air about this happening in the future. There are many valid points for and against this topic coming from teachers, and departments that explore different areas to expand and advance learning environments.
There has been a surge of Faith Based Organisations in Postcolonial Zimbabwe. FBOs have contributed positively to the Zimbabwean society although they have been over looked and little study has been done concerning these organisations, only secular organisations have been well studied and thus unfair on the part of FBOs. FBOs are hinged on a religious backbone in the work that it is involved in unlike Non Governmental Organisations which have no religious attachment to it. Both FBOs and NGOs maybe involved in the same work ie advocacy or Humanitarian assistance but they differ when it comes to religious tie. It is however argued that FBOs are a form of NGOs as they all focus on development and offering assistance whether financial or humanitarian. The need to address the Zimbabwean crisis drove many FBOs to actively participate and engage themselves in matters concerning the country. Organisations like Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Council of Churches have been operating in the country before independence but from the late 1990s they were numerous organisations that were formed. The increase can be contributed to the absenteeism of rule of law which these FBOs wanted to put to an end as well as availability of Foreign Donors willing to sponsor developmental and The FBOs like Habakkuk Trust have been engaged in sustainable development projects to help economically people who need help. The organisation which is based in Bulawayo, works closely with communities in Matabeleland in sustainable development (www.habakkuktrust.org) Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) was formed by a group of church leaders who felt that the political, economical and social challenges in Zimbab...
Almost one-third of the global population suffers from an insufficient consumption of iron, iodine, vitamin A, folate, and Zinc. In fact, less than 10 percent of children consume the recommended daily vegetable intake (“Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity.”). A cause of childhood obesity is the availability of unhealthy food and unavailability of healthier foods (“Childhood Obesity Issues Presentation.”). Choosing healthier food choices can be made easier by increasing the availability of them. Furthermore, low amounts of vitamin and mineral intake can result in mental and central nervous system problems in infants (“Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and
The technology is still in an early stage. However the potential of AR technologies is growing rapidly, and it can be applied in various fields such as in engineering, medical, entertainment and also in education area. This research particularly interested with the possibility of utilizing AR for education, particularly for young children in science education. AR is able to stimulate new type of interactivity with virtual world. Thus is able to assist in their mental development. Students require the new stimulus to complement the conservative way of teaching and AR can provide new experience to them. According to Billinghurst (2002), the educational experience in AR is the ability to support and smoothly the transaction between two environments, which is reality and virtually.
If you want to indulge yourself with chocolate today, would you still get it if the tax was higher? That is what the government is proposing to do: tax junk, fast, and fat foods because they may lead to obesity and other health issues. This type of tax is often referred to as a sin tax, which is "a sponsor tax that is added to products or services that are seen as vices such as, alcohol and gambling” (citation). One controversy to this issue is how does one determine what products are considered high in fat or sugar. Also, since healthy food is more costly, a sin tax on unhealthy foods is a difficult goal. To make this tax possible, the government would also have to decrease the price of healthy and fresh food such as fruits and vegetables.
This article describes technological advances and predicts what the future classroom and class will be like.
As time goes by, advances in technology will provide more and more avenues for learning by way of the computer. The Internet has opened the doors of the world and unleashed limitless possibilities in research and education. It may be only a matter of time when the classroom is brought online to all children and attending a school classroom outside the home is a thing of the past. Looking back over the last 20 years, I never would have imagined that computers would come this far and impact our lives so much. Just imagine where they will be 20 years from now.
In recent studies, evidence shows that malnourished children might be essentially unintelligent. Another piece of information to keep in mind is that “Malnutrition is but one of a critical group of environmental factors affecting the development of the nervous system” (Morgane et al). If the nervous system is affected during development this should urge parents and caregivers to support their child’s development by providing a positive environment that includes appropriate toys, books, and games. By providing extra materials it will keep the child’s brain active and thinking which would stimulate brain growth. To add on, the effects of malnutrition “on the developing central nervous system have been studied mainly because of the widespread incidence of infantile malnutrition and the considerable evidence that many of its effects are permanent and are associated with impairments of higher mental functions, including deficits in intelligence” (Morgane et al). Since there is a high mental functions that come with impairment, it is extremely important for parents to make sure they take care of their own body since they have a developing fetus inside of
Technology affects every aspect of our lives. From romance to business, it has shown its presence everywhere. But technology has had a huge impact on education that cannot be denied, and has done nothing but improve the quality and quantity of education.
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