This reminds me of a student internship I once had. I was a dorm counselor for blind, developmentally disabled young adults. One of my tasks was to teach them to tie their shoes. What a challenge! No visual aids, obviously, some of them did not have the concepts of left and right clear, and their attention spans were limited. I didn't teach anyone to make a bow, but a few did learn to do the "left over right, tuck under and pull".
Sr. Claire Edith On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 09:31, Alex Stillwell <alexstillw...@talktalk.net>wrote: > Dear Arachnids > > I have also heard of teachers who show a technique quickly and say they > cannot > do it slowly. We learn lacemaking with the left side of the brain that > works > with speech and this transfers to the right side that does not. (Try > explaining how to ride a bike so that the person learning can do it > immediately, there is something you cannot put into words. The right side > works like a computer loop, so once you stop the sequence you cannot > continue > from that point, you have to go back to the beginning. (Make a bow and, > without thinking about it beforehand have someone stop you in the middle, > then > try to carry on). Also you cannot talk why you are using the right side of > the > brain. (Again, try it tying a bow and giving a running commentary. The > answer > is for the teacher to go to her book and learn to do the sequence as > several > separate stages, with the words that go with them. Another way out is to > show > the sequence and watch yourself doing it, then follow with the commentary. > Incidentally using the right side of the brain is euphoric - no wonder we > enjoy it. For more information about this subject read 'Drawing in the > right > side of the brain', Betty Edwards. > > Happy lacemaking > > Alex > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
