Human Intuition: The Brain Behind the Scenes

Intuition: Its Powers and Perils

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Paige King Hoffman

12/22/2011 7:20:48 AM

 I have taught six year olds for over 23 years and have intuitively been doing my own research in the classroom regarding how young children learn. It is amazing to observe this process. Intuitive learning is far more powerful and long-lasting than the skill and drill, teacher directed instruction often used in the classroom. Currently and sadly we are overly focused on explicit systematic instruction. Play, exploration, the arts and natural learning are not recognized as valuable. Each year I pick an objective, set up an environment for exploration, and simply ask questions throughout their exploration. From the chaos of exploration patterns, order, connections, creations of new ideas emerge automatically! I observe the virtues associated with learning-curiosity, love of learning, faith in making a discovery, risk-taking, creativity, sharing of ideas, etc. Finally I let them tell me what they discovered - the students then connect the intuitive learning to logic. The brain is certainly wired for learning. It learns; it seeks patterns; it sorts; it makes connections; it creates automatically and intuitively!

Intuition
Robert Ligon

3/23/2010 10:13:38 PM

 I am a realist and a skeptic. So recently I was compelled to tell everyone "I was dripping in intuition." I barely knew what intuition was. So now that I know I have it, I will answer anyone who has questions about it. Sincerely, Robert Ligon