Photo: #In this graphic constructed from CAT images of children the cranium, brain, and eyes are readily identified.
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In this graphic constructed from CAT images of children the cranium, brain, and eyes are readily identified. (Graphic courtesy of the Oak Ridge National Laborartory at the U.S. Department of Energy)

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How children learn

Broadcast: Midday, 11/15/2006, 12:06 p.m.
Broadcast: Midday, 02/13/2007, 11:06 a.m.

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Mel Levine studies how children learn, and he's come to the conclusion that our education system isn't well tailored to the way many kids' brains work. In a speech this past summer, Levine, a neuroscientist at the University of North Carolina, said education needs to be much more personalized and more specialized.

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