Prodigies dazzle us with their virtuoso violin concertos, seemingly prescient chess moves, and vivid paintings. While their work would be enough to impress us if they were 40, prodigies typically reach adult levels of performance in non-verbal, rule-based domains such as chess, art, and music before the age of 10. Scott Barry Kaufman What setsContinue reading “Working Memory – the Key to Brilliance”
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Sleep Talk: The Goulding Process
The 5 Minutes Suggestion is often referred to in Right Brain Education. Shichida mentions several examples on how this is done in his books but he does not explain much about the concepts. Sleep suggestions is not a new practice (see: Self-Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion). It is likely that Shichida’s inspiration came from one ofContinue reading “Sleep Talk: The Goulding Process”
Meditation, Relaxation, and Imaging for RBE
Image Play is an activity that is part of the RBE program and the QSR program. There are four parts to image play: Orange Card Image Training (4 years old and above) Basic Image (any age) Pretend Play (any age) Imaginary Story ( 2 years old and above) In Pretend Play and Imaginary Story, your child lies down andContinue reading “Meditation, Relaxation, and Imaging for RBE”
Resources: Shichida’s 65 Day Math Program
According to Makoto Shichida, rapid computer-like calculation is a characteristic of the high speed automatic process function of the right brain. You infants can be taught to recognise the number of dots on cards up to 100. Eventually they can learn the answers to complex arithmetic problems before they acquire any conscious understanding of mathematics. The ShichidaContinue reading “Resources: Shichida’s 65 Day Math Program”
Right Brain Education Begins with Relationships First
The Right Brain Kids motto is “hug, play, learn”. This is because they believe that before you can start teaching your child, you have to develop your relationship with your child first. This is very important especially for young children. Without first focusing on your relationship, your child’s ability to learn is compromised. Relationships First Sometimes parentsContinue reading “Right Brain Education Begins with Relationships First”
Right Brain Discipline Equals Positive Discipline?
Right Brain Education is a philosophy more than it is simply an educational pedagogy, therefore it is important to address the issue of child discipline and the methods employed to achieve it. Central to Right Brain Education is love and the connection between parent and child. It would stand to reason that the disciplinary methods encouragedContinue reading “Right Brain Discipline Equals Positive Discipline?”
Right Brain Education Reading List
If you want to get a deeper understanding of Right Brain Education, the following books are recommended. Unfortunately, it is not easy to obtain many of these books. They are either no longer selling or out of print. I’ve listed them here so you have the titles and authors to look up if there areContinue reading “Right Brain Education Reading List”
Heguru Right Brain Education: Ruiko Henmi
Ruiko Henmi is one of the founders of Heguru. She is one of the most inspirational women I have met. Get to know a little more about the Right Brain teacher who has brought out the potential in so many students. About Ruiko Henmi Mrs Ruiko Henmi is the Principal of Henmi Educational General Laboratory.Continue reading “Heguru Right Brain Education: Ruiko Henmi”
Prenatal Communication
Right Brain Education begins in the womb. For expecting mothers, you can begin your RBE journey with prenatal communication. Read on to learn more about it from Pamela Hickein and Wennie Sun (Right Brain Kids). Five Gifts of Love and Insight for Mother and Child As a right-brain prenatal educator for over 20 years –Continue reading “Prenatal Communication”
Prenatal Meditation
If you would like to explore Prenatal Right Brain Education, try the following series of prenatal meditation videos from Right Brain Kids. These videos are suitable for expecting mothers who wish to begin right brain education with their babies in the womb. They portray the various stages of pregnancy through visualisations with soothing background harpContinue reading “Prenatal Meditation”