A list of top 10 things that make my middle school experience a lot different then kids today...

10. I could not wear lipstick, eyeliner or mascara in the 7th grade

  9. I did not get my first relaxer until I was in 7th grade

  8. All the "fast girls" would smack  their lips when they talked

  7. There were boys who chewed tobacco and the school allowed them to hang out on the "spitting         porch" before school

  6. Teresa what's-her-face 'wanted' to fight me (we never did)

  5. The first time I remember the school talking to us about college was when the track coach who was dating a guy still in college introduced  us to Phi Slamma Jamma (UH)

  4. 9th grade was junior high

  3. Everybody could participate in whatever sport as long as you made the team

  2. The only electronic device(s) were cordless phones

  1. The parents did not act worse than the kids

Is your child in their right brain to be successful at school?

Experimentation has shown that the two different sides, or hemispheres, of the brain are responsible for different manners of thinking. The following table illustrates the differences between left-brain and right-brain thinking:

Right Brain
Random
Intuitive
Holistic
Subjective
Synthesizing
Looks at wholes

Left Brain
Logical
Sequential
Rational
Analytical
Objective
Looks at parts

Most individuals have a distinct preference for one of these styles of thinking. Some, however, are more whole-brained and equally adept at both modes. In general, schools tend to favor left-brain modes of thinking, while downplaying the right-brain ones. Left-brain scholastic subjects focus on logical thinking, analysis, and accuracy. Right-brained subjects, on the other hand, focus on aesthetics, feeling, and creativity.


So which are you?


Signed,
Right brained and creatively focused