17 Celebrities Who Hated School As Much As Your Kid
These geniuses of their fields weren’t necessarily seen that way in school. But, they took their passions to the next level to revolutionize their industries.
Visual Learner
Educating Einstein: Right Brain Thinking at School
I have good news and bad news. Let’s do bad news first to get it over with. School favors the left brain kids. The skills you need to do well at school are in the left side of the brain. Listening, organizing, memorizing, writing. The good news is us right brain thinkers have a left side too.
There Are Always Two Sides to Genius
We have created a slide show of some famous scientists, inventors and artists and their lesser known counterparts. These dynamic duos demonstrate that every right brain needs a left to be successful in their vision.
Is Your Child Right-Brain Dominant?
The right side of the mind was designed as a perfect compliment to the left. Take our quiz to see which side is your child’s dominant side.
A Step in the Right Direction: What It Means to Be a Right Brain Thinker
Right brain creative kids and adults are enormously valuable thinkers, with boundless gifts and abilities, but are highly misunderstood, undervalued and often made to feel like we are less than.To increase understanding on who we are as thinkers and students, I’m doing a 6-month series on what it means to be a right brain thinker.
Writing with Sticky-Notes
We have a visual learner in the family, who’s also got an ADD diagnosis, and like most visual learners struggles with writing essays. So, this weekend I showed him the sticky note trick and what normally takes him hours to complete was done in 30 minutes!
What to Do When Homework Overwhelms?
School is well in session and I’m sure you have hit a few bumps with homework already. Whether you have a visual learner just starting school or an older visual learner, I have found lots of great ways to make homework time easier through the years.
Is the Classroom Killing Your Kid?
“I’m not smart. I’m not like the other kids. How come I don’t get good grades like they do? …I’m just not smart like they are.” If you have a visual learner, chances are you have heard a version of this once or twice when your child gets home from school. It’s heartbreaking.
Visual Learners Need Organization to Thrive.
Our visual learners are smart. They can do the work school requires, but as visual learners in a left-brain education system many of them are under performing. They would benefit from strategies to develop organizational skills and promote academic self-management.
Supplement Your Visual Thinker’s Learning
Sitting still and listening can be hard, especially for kids that need to see, touch and do in order to learn effectively. Here are some ways to help make a smooth transition from summer to school.
