The Teacher and the Poet

 

Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved Yeats

We now know that the potential of the human brain to learn is unlimited. To tap into this potential, the reserves of the mind must be engaged and brought into the conscious learning process. These reserves are filled with the continual and consistent perceiving and processing that takes place in the multi-sensory levels of learning-especially the visual, the auditory, and the kinesthetic.

There is a real need to supply learners with a multi-sensory environment where the human mind and the soul can be nurtured. This is certainly true in our schools where the split between what we have to do and what we'd like to do seems to be at the root of so much unhappiness. The soul attempts to heal and preserve its life amid the pressures of deadlines, schedules, and exam stress. In many cases school has become the center of the human universe.

To counterbalance this we need to bring creativity, dedication, and adaptability into education. Creativity and adaptability can only come through the door with passion. Passion comes only with the soul. The prize is a nourishing approach to learning in the classroom.