What an amazing evening, such food for thought. We are doing lots of great things with our children but there are things to be aware of and changes to be made to my behaviour to get the best from the children.
Some of the take-outs and so whats;
Take out
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So what
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If you keep learning, your brain keeps growing - use it or lose it!
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I need to keep learning so I don’t get dementia!
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Face to face interactions spark the most neurons and when linked with the introduction of new information synaptic connections are created
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Children working together is a great way to learn
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Repetition is what keeps the connections as it is through repetition that myelin coats the connections (which makes them stronger)
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Repetition of words, numbers, reading, writing, counting, problem solving etc is needed
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Can take up to 90 repetitions for knowledge to become permanent
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Keep the learning the same for longer - if they are not getting it, they need longer
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Relationships are crucial in myelination
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Build strong relationships with all children so it might not take 90 repetitions - they have an emotional response which makes things happen quicker
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Learning is like a staircase - create the synaptic connection then you need myelination through repetition to consolidate the learning
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Slow down! Give time for myelination to occur.
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Need happy hormones for learning to occur - when endorphins are present, myelination happens faster.
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Need happy children.
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3 things that release the most endorphins;
Singing
Laughter
Movement
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Need to do more of all!
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When asked to be still ½ of the frontal cortex is focused on staying still so that only gives ½ to focus on the learning
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Need more movement to stay alert, and encourage the whole brain to learn
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3 things that give the biggest negative behavioural outcome;
Love withdrawal
Inconsistency
Punishment
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Children need to know that you care for them unconditionally - you might not like the behaviour, but you still like the child.
Children need boundaries
Links with 1 - if punished then will behave through fear and will become insecure and will inhibit the development of self-control
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3 things to give the biggest positive behavioural outcome;
Cognitive training
Induction
Reward
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Need to teach them what to do - fill the brain with an image of the right behaviour
Induce them to want to do it - make them think it is their idea!
More attention you give a behaviour the more it grows (+ve and -ve)
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Clearer you can paint the picture of the behaviour then the faster they will get it
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Role modelling and coaching, focus on what to do, not what not to do
Do as I do not as I say
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Up to the age of 7 the “More free play, less likely to go to prison”
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More freedom and a focus on the children’s interests during Town Time
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5x more cognition when playing rather than through structure
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Give them play time
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Intelligence is problem solving which is creativity
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The more creative we can encourage the children to be, the better
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Screens as well as relationships (not instead of) are fine
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Use technology in away that supports the relationships in the habitats not replaces them - ensure see all children and that the focus is on what we do with the children not the extra learning tasks that might involve a screen!
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