Brain Facts # 1

The traditional school environment works well for children when their natural love for learning is sound and for children whose brains are hardwired to be able to sit, behave and stay focused in a classroom. The traditional environment however does not work well for those children who are not so blessed. Welcome to the world of the Child & Youth Worker whose job it is to figure out how to make life better for exceptional children.

All of our behaviour (conscious and unconscious) is controlled by our brain. I am teaching a psychology course in the first year Child & Youth Worker program at Fanshawe College (Woodstock, Ontario campus) called “Special Education & Assistive Technology”. I will be devoting each Tuesday’s blog (for the next 15 weeks) to information dealing with the form, function and health of the human brain as part of this course and it is meant to compliment the course work. I believe it will be of interest to all of my regular readers also.

“No discussion about human learning should ever take place unless the human brain is the centerpiece of the discussion.”(Kenneth Wesson)

CLASSROOM & HOMEWORK TIPS for SPECIAL LEARNERS

#1. Do a Quick Review Before Class – Review textbook chapters before the teacher lectures about this in class. This process gives your brain enough knowledge to help you pay better attention in class. You can reduce study and homework time if you have a deeper understanding of the material.