The Worst Learning Environment

Can you think of an environment most people are exposed to everyday, that could be negatively effecting the way your brain learns and grows?

According to Brain Rules (chapter 2, pg. 32) “The brain appears to be designed to: (1) solve problems (2) related to surviving (3) in an unstable environment, and (4) to do so in near constant motion.”  So, where do we find ourselves on most days? At school, or in the office, sitting.  What if, in schools, we had our pop quizzes while on a recumbent bike?  Or, if you work in an office, your meetings were held while you were on a recumbent bike, or walking on a treadmill?  It might make for better test scores, or more lively employees…what do you think?