In the last decade we have learned more about the brain that in any other time in history.
Scientists now believe that 90% of a child's brain capacity is built in the first 5 years of life.
Although every child is born with billions of brain cells, those individual brain cells only turn into usable intelligence when they are connected up with each other. These connections are the pathways on which all future learning will be built.
What causes those connections to be made is a rich, thought-provoking, stimulating, and fun environment in the early years. The building blocks and habits of brain training for success are formed very early.
The greatest computer in the universe is located right between our ears. But Just as most people do not use their computer system to its full capacity, nor do most people use their brains to full capacity. Most people do not realise that they can achieve so much more, with far less effort. All they require is an effective strategy to utilise what they already have. Learn how to use it more efficiently and you have the ultimate gift. People will hail you a genius. And it stays with you for life.
A friend of mine is David Thomas. David is The World Record Holder, Grandmaster of Memory and the Guinness Book of RecordsŪ record breaker. He has trained his brain to work effectively and has been seen on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Even Oprah rated him a genius. Yet Dave is an average (nice) guy. He just became fascinated in how to achieve such phenomenal results. As a result of that he now holds the world record. You too can achieve the same results - if you know how.
People are becoming more aware of their ability to learn with advanced learning techniques that have been researched by Amanda Clarke & Rebecca Pepper in the Early Years Super-Learning Programme. This programme is aimed at facilitating the practitioner's learning so that they can help the children they work with to learn more effectively.
Amanda & Rebecca both believe that all childcare practitioners should have the opportunity to learn more about how to stimulate both sides of the brain at a conscious level both in themselves and then how to transfer that to the children in their care.
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