But a recent experiment in Winston-Salem, North Carolina shows that learning doesn’t have to happen this way. With the “Read and Ride” program, the school fills one classroom with stationary exercise bikes, and teachers bring their classes to the room throughout the day for reading and riding time.
The outcome has more than proven its worth. Students in the “Read and Ride” program doubled the reading scores of those who were not in the program.
Moreover, the chance to use that natural proclivity towards action is also stimulating the brain, allowing the possibility of still more increased brain growth.
But similar chapters are not starting up around the country. Perhaps it may be worthwhile to talk to your school about funding such a program?