After reading Betty Edwards book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
(ISBN 0-87477-419-5) I have decided to teach the children to draw based on her drawing techniques. She bases her ideas on a multitude of research done on the functions of the brain.
A very brief explanation:
The left brain is verbal and rational, it communicates thoughts through numbers, letters and words.
The right brain is non-verbal and intuitive, it thinks in pictures and patterns.
It is commonly known that not everyone thinks or learns the same way. After reading some research on the brain, I am sure promoting the use of the right brain will assist children to learn.
Our education system is designed to use predominately left brain thinking and encouraging children to use their right brain for drawing will be a challenge and I am extremely interested to witness the results.
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