The Tyranny of Being On Task

I just read this ARTICLE from Edutopia and it suggests that there's a place for organized chaos in our classrooms. Students need periodic breaks to ease brain strain, and the perceived demand that they should always be on task is unrealistic.

What Does the Science of the Brain Tell Us? - When they take risks and explore they receive a dopamine reward for doing so.

What Can We Do?
Brain breaks prevent the brain from becoming overloaded and give time for information to be processed and retained effectively