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1.1 Introduction
It may seem odd to combine brain research and pedagogy with the arts and culture, but in this case, it might turn out to be logical. Adele Diamond (2012) writes about the Executive Functions of the brain (EF):
Because EF are critical for academic achievement, a society that wants its students to succeed need to take seriously the fact that the different parts of the human being are fundamentally interrelated. If emotional, social, or physical needs are ignored, this will work against good EF and hence against academic excellence.
In other words, she says that if children and young people are not intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally stimulated and engaged, it will work against the development of their EF, affecting their real capacity to learn. Furthermore, childhood executive functioning is associated with both quality of life and the ability to overcome a range of challenges in adolescence and adulthood.
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