From: Karen Rand Smigrodzki (Karen@smigrodzki.org)
Date: Sun Apr 13 2003 - 16:33:55 MDT
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From: "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com>
>
> > i think that one of the most important things any child can learn
> > is how to operate themselves. How to use their neurology.
>
> I think Devon is right on the mark here. One can't drive a car
> until one learns what the steering wheel, brake pedal and accelerator
> pedal do. So too one would presume with the brain.
>
^^^^^^^^I agree with you both on this. This topic is, in fact, one reason
why I would like to homeschool. There are several topics which I feel are of
fundamental import which are not even touched on briefly in schools.
> So introducing them to a working theory of the brain as early
> as possible seems like a good idea. I would cite William Calvin's
> work (http://www.williamcalvin.com/) as a really good place to
> start unless something better comes along to displace his ideas.
> Dawkins and E.O. Wilson might also be good uplifting foundation
> materials.
>
^^^^^^Thank you, Robert. I will check that out.
>
> > As well, it would do well for
> > parents to be well-versed (or have someone someone else who is
well-versed)
> > in applied behavioral technologies; NLP, Somatics, bio-electricity, etc
. .
>
> I might be a little more careful here.
>
> I've read the books on NLP and view it as quite interesting but I
> would like to see some scientific studies that "prove" it.
^^^^^^ Sorry, but NLP doesn't even ring a bell for me. Neuro-linguistics?
> With
> respect to somatics, I have little knowledge though I may have
> encountered it in some modified forms before, but it also seems
> to need some more verification.
^^^^^^^Again, I am not sure what is meant by this.
> I'm not sure what is meant by
> "bio-electricity" but one has to be careful
^^^^^ or this.
>-- while neurons
> certainly work on electrical principles such terms can easily
> push undiscriminating people
^^^^^^^^^ what are you suggesting, Robert? Clearly you must be suggesting
that my husband rafal might be such an undiscriminating person (certainly
such a suggestion couldn't be aimed at moi)? Is them fightin words, Mr. B?
---karen
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