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Education Should Focus on Both a Child's Left Brain and Right Brain
National Catholic Educational Association ConsumerFeature
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AS STUDENTS SETTLE BACK IN TO SCHOOL FOR FALL, THEIR SCHEDULES START FILLING UP WITH AFTER-SCHOOL AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. THEIR MINDS AND BODIES ARE BEING TAXED TO THE LIMIT. LIFE MIGHT BE A LITTLE EASIER, IF THEY USED BOTH THEIR LEFT BRAIN AND THEIR RIGHT BRAIN, IN ORDER TO TACKLE THEIR MULTI-TASKING. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, RESEARCHERS NOW BELIEVE THAT LEFT-SIDED LEARNERS TEND TO BE MORE ANALYTICAL AND VERBAL; THEY ALSO RESPOND TO LOGIC BETTER--AND PREFER A FORMAL APPROACH TO STUDY. NURTURING A WHOLE-BRAINED CHILD SHOULD BE THE GOAL OF BOTH PARENTS AND TEACHERS; YET, ALL TOO OFTEN, SCHOOLS EMPHASIZE THE LEFT BRAIN ONLY--AND IGNORE RIGHT-SIDE THINKING. AS THE PRIMARY TEACHERS OF THEIR CHILDREN, PARENTS NEED TO REALIZE THAT BABIES DON'T HAVE A LEFT-BRAIN OR RIGHT-BRAIN PREFERENCE; THEY'RE LITERALLY BORN WITH AN OPEN MIND. PARENTS WHO ARE AWARE OF THESE LEFT-BRAIN/RIGHT-BRAIN PREFERENCES CAN USE PLAY-TIME, IN ORDER TO FULLY DEVELOP A CHILD'S MIND--AND TO RAISE A WELL-ROUNDED, WHOLE-BRAIN INDIVIDUAL. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "N-C-E-A"-DOT-ORG.
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