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Show r Youre incredibly When ones roommate is in graduate school and comes home from the university with an obser- vation such as that, one does whether to be offended was afraid to say scatterbrained. Im stronger than she. seemed to fit. Intuition and patterns are the function of the right hemisphere, the source went on. Visual, spatial, musical and geometric ideas are developed there. d people tend to be more impulsive and prefer to see the whole picture rather than parts. That really didnt tell me much. The research went on to say That prompted me to do a little research of my own. methods favor children who have preference. The left hemisphere of the brain, I learned, specializes in verbal and analytical thought, which includes spoken language, reading and writing. People who have a dominant left hemisphere tend to be rational, analytical, linear, logical learners. They are typically viewed in school as the ideal students. Well, I was never quite viewed as an ideal student. Mainly because my mouth was too often open. But the rest of the pattern By no stretch of the imagination could one connect my educational experience with current Or even recent. or happy. That was the greeting I got when Jan- et returned from a week-lonworkshop devoted to learning about the implications of recent research that proves we dont all respond to the same kinds of learning stimuli. Of course, I replied. Im g right-hande- d, remembering reading somewhere that there was a correlation about motor youre you, not know . 22, 1983 by Michele Bartmess skills being controlled by the opposite side of the brain. I soon learned that had nothing to do with this precept. Later, she took back her comment. At least the incredibly part of it. Youre a little of both. Professionally, youre Living with left-braine- d. Thursday, Sept. jftWESTVAlLiYVl'W SAYS SHE She right-braine- The discoveries I did make in my admittedly limited research on the subject convince me that yet another challenge is being tossed at the teaching profession. For want of a better term, we can call it total brain teaching. Not an easy task when class loads 5 and no two range from children are exactly alike. It is being suggested that the teacher be aware of the style of learning each child uses when he has a choice, and to note the characteristics that serve as clues to which methods of teaching might be preferable. The giving of explanations visually as well as verbally is one method of meeting the needs of both types of learners. Children also respond to having choices of Right-braine- that most current teaching However, with a few exceptions half-braine- responses. skills. Math, music and art were another story. Thus, it seems the label is probably correct. All insults aside. Bias Ideally, teachers will occasionally aim materials at specifically developing one hemisphere of the brain. left-brain- writer went so far as to suggest that in the future we may come to regard forcing children to change their natural learning modes with the same dismay that we now regard the idea of forcing a change in handedness. Language, and not just English, has been biased, associating right with good. The latin word for right is dexter, from which comes dexterity, meaning skill. The Latin word for left is sinister. Not a very nice word. The French word for left is gauche, which means the same in English, while right is translated as droit, meaning good. illustrating and writing I think it was fairly effective and I certainly developed verbal Western Hills Display life. One 25-3- left-brain- that were definitely The experts claim that both can be developed without forcing change, and the person who has development of both hemispheres will be best equipped to deal with has also permeated our political thinking. Right is conservative, resistant to change. Left is often perceived as radical. While the mode has the most developed, the right brain, said one writer, has shown great survival skills. Now entire books are being devoted to training teachers to draw on the right side of the brain. It has great implications in the arts. The holistic approach to education may have great impact in turning around the trend toward decline in test scores. Students will leave the schools more productive and with more ability to deal with the challenges of both higher education and of life in general. There is mounting evidence that the right-brai- n approach to educating is not just d another theory - that it indeed has the potential to really turn a students life around. For some, its come none too soon. left-brai- n been traditionally left-brai- half-bake- Photography Course Planned at U. of U. - 'Baby Faces' Creating Interest take a great deal of interest in looking at the pictures and trying to recognize everyone, she said. Comments such as, You havent changed a bit or I knew it was you because your smile is still the same, are heard frequently, she added. The advantage comes when children look at the pictures and suddenly realize their teacher is a real person - someone who once was a student, at the level they are now experiencing, she said. The students also see that someday they too will be adults. They are KEARNS. A display of pictures of teachers and staff members taken as children is attracting considerable attention at Western Hills elementary. We're finding the project helpful in several ways, as well as a fun observed assistant thing to do, principal Gloria Rupp. Staff members were each asked to bring in a picture of themselves, taken in childhood or early teen years, framed in construction paper and ready to hang in a large frame set up in the hall, she explained. Students and visiting parents all SALT LAKE. Portraitist George Janacek will teach a course on Available Light Portrait motivated to look ahead, set goals, explained Mrs. Rupp. Students say, What do I want to be when I grow up? What do I want to do someday? How is school helping me to become what I want to be? she said. When students recognize that teachers are people too, they take a look backward to the teachers childhood and also a look forward to their own adulthood. We are finding this a good experience for our students, she concluded. -- Try a Green Sheet Want Ad! Photography beginning Monday at the University of Utah. Janacek, who has held exhibitions of his work in New York, Cape Cod and Aspen, Colo., as well as Salt Lake City, plans to focus the course on the esthetic aspects of portrait photography. Techniques which make photographic subjects feel more comfortable will also be covered. The class is available for credit (three hours) or through the Division of Continuing Education. Interested persons may call 3 Albertha Western at for more information. non-cred- it PLAN YOUR NEXT FAMILY DINNER AROUND THESE GREAT FOODS gacsfttti 3735 So. & 9tli East 47th So. & 26th West PRICES EFFEC Western Hills elementory teacher Vic White uses the staff childhood photo display In an attempt to convince Kimberly Matern and Jimmy Davis that he was once their age. THAT'S YOU? . . . Art Of Creative Thinking Is Seminar Topic rr TAYLORSVILLE. The Art rr r i I i Creative Thinking of is the focal point of a half-da- y seminar to be held at Utah Technical College next month. There are several innovative features about this seminar, said Bill Laney, division chairman in the school of external programs and continuing education. One is that it is a concentrated work period which will be as valuable for executives as for housewives, or entrepeneurs. Secondly, we are running it twice in the same week, he said. The seminar will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4 and from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, he said. Its the same seminar, but we are giving different segments of the community a chance to catch it, he explained. Bryan Gardner, author, actor, educator and public speaker, is the seminar leader. A native of London, England, Gardner has lived in the United States the past 26 years, most of that time in the Salt Lake area. He has appeared on most area stages, acted in a variety of radio and television commercials, authored and edited several books and many magazine pieces, taught a number of classes on various aspects of communications and spoken before many groups. It is my observation that most ls I IN E SEPT. 22 23 24 STORE HOURS: 9:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M. d CLOSED SUNDAYS) companies and individuals need to make their professional and personal lives much more dynamic, said Mr. Gardner. They can do so their thinking. This by seminar on creative thinking provides simple instructions and practical exercises in getting out of the rut. seminar The will include worksheets. The fee is $20 per person. Registration is limited. Those interested may call the school of external programs, as soon as possible, requesting their choice of the afternoon or evening session. 967-420- Matinee Series Offered by Symphony SALT LAKE The Utah Symphony will open some of its dress rehearsals to the public this season in a new the Matinee Rehearsal program, Series. The series will be four-conce- rt similar to the regular concerts except that the conductor may interrupt from time to time. The first matinee rehearsal will be held today .mamriMTi LSLMU A Midsummer LIGHT iUSKO (Thursday) at 2 p.m. and will cost $5 dollars. Joseph Silvertstein, artistic director, will conduct the program which will include such pieces as the King Lear Overture, Shostakovichs Symphony No. 1 and the Wedding March from PEPSI COLA DIET PEPSI fel8 fl39 Nights Dream. Interested persons may contact the Utah Symphony box office at for more 533-640- 7 Try a Green Sheet Want Ad ! "A 11017 LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE uaker YOU NAD A DENTAL CHECK UP? ATS! 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