Post by misty on Jan 7, 2007 14:43:37 GMT -5
Thread Started on Dec 8, 2005, 6:54pm »
Developing mental Effort
Automobiles require fuel in order to move down the road. Similarly, a student requires fuel (or energy) to pay attention to information, tasks, and people in a classroom. A student’s mental energy controls regulate the flow of fuel to the brain. They make sure that the active part of your brain is receiving the energy it needs to get its job done. Mental energy controls are especially important when students face tasks and situations requiring sustained effort, e.g., reading for comprehension, writing lengthy essays, solving long math problems, or studying for a test. Mental energy controls regulate attention in the following four ways: 1. Enabling a student to tune in to information, details, and tasks 2. Promoting periods of true sleep and full wakefulness 3. Enabling a student to work or exert effort, especially when s/he does not feel like working on a task 4. Ensuring a dependable and predictable flow of energy while doing tasks
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Developing mental Effort
Automobiles require fuel in order to move down the road. Similarly, a student requires fuel (or energy) to pay attention to information, tasks, and people in a classroom. A student’s mental energy controls regulate the flow of fuel to the brain. They make sure that the active part of your brain is receiving the energy it needs to get its job done. Mental energy controls are especially important when students face tasks and situations requiring sustained effort, e.g., reading for comprehension, writing lengthy essays, solving long math problems, or studying for a test. Mental energy controls regulate attention in the following four ways: 1. Enabling a student to tune in to information, details, and tasks 2. Promoting periods of true sleep and full wakefulness 3. Enabling a student to work or exert effort, especially when s/he does not feel like working on a task 4. Ensuring a dependable and predictable flow of energy while doing tasks
Read the rest here:
www.allkindsofminds.org/LearningBaseItem.aspx?lbitemid=14
