Week 5 T2P

If a teacher takes into account students neural maps when developing her curriculum and planning lessons, then she will be able to strengthen multiple neural networks and allow her students to be well rounded learners. By providing stimulus and opportunities to form nerve identities, children will strengthen connections in multiple areas such as visual, auditory, physical, etc., instead of only being able to perform well at only one. As evidenced by research in neurophysiology, children are born with few neural networks, but quickly develop millions after birth. If these networks are not used then they will become lost in a process known as synaptic pruning. This is why it is vital to exercise these networks as children progress through puberty and into adulthood, so that they not only retain these pathways but also strengthen them. Strengthening refers to the process of making connections more efficient and mature, processes which are both vital to children's development. Building upon these neural networks will allow students to be more well-rounded learners and exceed in multiple facets of understanding. This will help to benefit a child both in class an out of class as they are able to understand complex relationships through multiple methods of processing. Students will be able to function better in school as they can take in information through all the senses and methods described by Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences to form a more comprehensive view of the subject. I believe this is the key to learning as students can take one idea or concept and look at it through multiple angles and point of views to reach an interpretation which is unique to themselves.