--- description: Kids exercising at their own pace boosts ability to learn, this unusual obstacle course could help women reach IVF success sooner and more. title: Kids Exercising At Own Pace Boosts Learning image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Five Best Ideas](/tag/five-best-ideas/) ## Five Best Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Letting Kids Exercise At Their Own Pace Boosts Ability To Learn by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 4, 2018 5:00 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 4, 2018 5:00 PM CUT **1\.** [**Letting kids exercise at their own pace boosts their ability to learn.**](https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2017/12/exercising-at-own-pace-boosts-a-childs-ability-to-learn/ "undefined") By the _University of Stirling_ **2\.** [**This unusual obstacle course could help women reach IVF success sooner.**](https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-researchers-play-critical-role-create-sperm-sorting-device-could-improve-ivf-success "undefined") By Sharon Gaudin at _Worcester Polytechnic Institute_ **3\.** [**This moment is about Iran, not U.S. foreign policy.**](http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/02/opinions/iran-protests-opinion-miller/index.html "undefined") By Aaron David Miller at _CNN_ **4\.** [**This candidate is promising to use tech to give his constituents a direct voice in Congress.**](https://www.fastcompany.com/40509226/this-candidate-for-congress-will-let-his-constituents-decide-how-he-votes "undefined") By Adele Peters in _Fast Company_ **5\.** [**Be warned: 2018 is the year the internet collides with reality.**](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-26/this-will-be-the-year-when-the-internet-collides-with-reality "undefined") By Tyler Cowen in _Bloomberg View_  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5087766/letting-kids-exercise-at-their-own-pace-boosts-ability-to-learn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5087766/letting-kids-exercise-at-their-own-pace-boosts-ability-to-learn/"},"headline":"Letting Kids Exercise At Their Own Pace Boosts Ability To Learn","datePublished":"2018-01-04T17:00:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:58:14.868Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/5087766/letting-kids-exercise-at-their-own-pace-boosts-ability-to-learn/","keywords":["Five Best Ideas","Iran","Innovation","politics","Education","Technology","fertility"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/five-best-ideas/","name":"Five Best Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5087766/letting-kids-exercise-at-their-own-pace-boosts-ability-to-learn/","name":"Letting Kids Exercise At Their Own Pace Boosts Ability To Learn"}}]}] ```