Cup Stacking, Really?

The link below takes you to an article regarding how cup stacking helps students perform better in academics.  How can this be??  Activity...it helps kids learn?  Honestly, this shouldn't surprise anyone.  Think of the times when you were sitting in a meeting and you were twirling or tapping a pencil, day dreaming, moving your leg, spinning your chair, etc.   You get the point.  We are created to be active.  We were not made to sit still, but to work hard all our lives.  This is one more point to keeping physical education every day for all students.  Even if kids "don't like to change" they still need to move.  Most children do not think of the long term consequences on their bodies by being stagnant, that is why as adults, we need to make those important decisions for them, whether they like it or not.
The other piece to this is what about games like Chess, Checkers, and Jenga?  The brain teasers that force you to move your hands in coordination with your brain?  All of these things have a place in school, whether it be before, during, or after. As educators, we need to find time to work kids out physically, mentally, and spiritually.  Challenge students, giving them the opportunities to be successful.
The saying goes that teachers make the worst students.  Think about this...what is the worst part of meetings?  Lecture?  Sitting still?  Other things on your mind?  How do you think our students feel?  They have just as much going on!  As multitasking increases, the brain will become more flighty and almost random, as there are so many pieces to the puzzle of life.  This is seen daily in the eyes, actions, and behaviours of our students and parents!  We need to look in the mirror and take inventory of ourselves as well.  As educators, the community, parents, and students look to us for the answers.  It is OK to admit you don't know, but be sure it is followed up with "I will work hard to figure it out!"
Life is not going to slow down, but the educational system has stopped.  What can be done to move forward with the resources we have and offer the highest quality education for all?  This school in Missouri has found one outlet to help students perform better.  What are your ideas?

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