Posted by Happyflower on April 22, 2007, at 9:36:43
In reply to Re: question about PTSD vrs. spliting *maybe trig » Happyflower, posted by gazo on April 22, 2007, at 7:58:40
Hi Gazo!
I would love to hear more about your "travels", it sounds very interesting to me. Heck when I am out of school, I will be bugging you so much with emails, your head will be spinnin" ! Just kidding, but you are lucky I am so busy! lol heehee
I did this unofficial research when I was a freshman in highschool on a different kind of "split brain" thing. I gave 3 6th grade classes tests that show if they are right brain dominated, left or "whole brain". I also used their standardized test scores , their current grades and IQ tests.
My results were very surprising that it was so obvious on what kind of learners each of them fell into. The whole brain students (students who use both sides ) were the A students and in the high IQ range. The left brain dominated students were still good students, more average. But the right brain dominated students were the ones in "special education" classes their IQ's were mixed.
So after my results I talked to their teachers about my finding and talked about a different kind of learning style that would help them to learn. I guess it really helped the teachers who had these students because they understood how best to teach them. Some students from what I have heard years later, when I was graduating highschool, the teacher told me they caught up and are a part of the regular classes. So it helped this teacher how to teach more than in style and it helped the teachers who work with mostly right brained students. I went to reginals with my science fair project, got a 1st place, but couldn't afford to go to state finals. A teacher offered to pay my way but my parents wouldnt' let me go.
But anyways that was my first taste of brain studies at an early age. I know my research wasn't done in a way that would be acceptable at college level, but it did give me a taste. Especially now, with the privacy laws, I wouldn't have been able to see their grades or their IQ test scores. A lot has changed in 25 years.
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