After watching the videos on brain architecture, plasticity, and understanding the impact of the environment on a child, how does this information impact you as a teacher?
The ability of the brain to change with experience it’s called brain plasticity. Most parts of the brain are plastic or changeable by experience at different times. Sensitive periods are times in which the brain is changeable by experiences. During these sensitive periods is that normal positive experiences can lead to a healthy and strong brain architecture, framework. For instance: playing games, walking, preschool, reading to a child, conversations with a child, family talks, family meals, family trips, walks to the park, building sand castles, completing puzzles , making bubbles, dancing, singing, camping, family lessons, family gatherings, rewards, and consequences, etc. If normal experiences are absent, the brain foundation and architecture will fracture, and it will require positive experiences to fix the problem. Children’s brains are in development, and as an educator we need to provide them with plenty enjoyable activities, that will allow them...