Wednesday, February 24, 2010

KINESTHETIC LEARNING

I AM A KINESTHETIC TEACHER AND LEARNER WHICH MEANS THAT I TEACH BY USING ALL FIVE SENSES AS WELL AS HAVING MY STUDENTS MOVE ABOUT ON TRAILS OR AROUND SCHOOL YARDS. wHEN WE LEARN KINESTHETICALLY WE PROCESS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH BODILY SENSATIONS. AS A YOUNGSTER I WAS SO ATTRACTED TO ARCHAEOLOGY BECAUSE IT INVOLVED A LOT OF HEAVY LABOR AS WELL AS BEING OUTSIDE. ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO SOCIETY VALUED THIS PERSON- TODAY WE HAVE CHANGED!

MANY CHILDREN AS YOU KNOW CANNOT SIT STILL FOR VERY LONG. THEY BECOME SUCESSFUL IN EITHER OR BOTH SPORTS OR IN MUSICAL ADVENTURES. I HAVE A DISTINGUISHED VOICE THAT I DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT MY LIFE AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ME AS A UNIQUE LECTURER WHO CAN FEEL WELL INTO VARIOUS SITUATIONS A WELL AS PLAY AT VARIOUS SPORTS. IF YOU ARE A KINESTHETIC LEARNER YOU PREFER TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACTIVITY VERSUS WATCH OTHERS PERFORM GAMES. YOU ARE SOMEWHAT COMPETITIVE AND ENJOY BEING INVOLVED IN TEAM A ND GROUP ENDEAVORS.

I DEFINITELY ENJOY MAKING VARIOUS ARTS AND CRAFTS AND SMELLING THE RESIN OF VARIOUS REEDS FOR BASKETS, AND MAKING POTTERY AS WELL AS ROCK ART AND SEWING.

MY SON IS ALSO A KINESTHETIC LEARNER. TODAY MANY STUDENTS ACT OUT IN CLASS WHEN THEY ARE NOT GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO GET UP AND MOVE ABOUT THEIR CLASS ROOMS OR OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. THIS IS A GOOD LESSON FOR TEACHERS. AS A MOM I AM ABLE TO LEAD MY TRIPS AND ECO ADVENTURES MUCH EASIER SINCE I ENJOY THE MOVEMENT OF OUTDOOR HIKES IN COMBINATION WITH LEARNING. I HAVE BEEN WITH MY SON ON MANY FIELD TRIPS WHICH WERE TOO STRICTLY ORGANIZED FOR THE KIDS. I ENJOY LETTING KIDS BE KIDS AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

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