My school life was, apart from being delicious, full of songs and the sound of music.I awoke each day to the sound of tinkling bells ,rung by the matron. After that came the lilting sound of the piano.The dulcet tunes beckoned us for morning assembly everyday. The lords' prayer was repeated to the music of the piano daily.
The assembly ,now that i remember it ,was full of the joie d vivre of fresh life.It was an experience one could not forget. An experience to remember, an experience to cherish. Like most mortals i took it for granted. Many times i tried to slip out of it.Trying to miss assembly was one of my endeavors.
But most of the times i was caught and put back among the cheerful faces that lined Lawrence hall, the everyday venue of the assembly. Lawrence hall is legend among Martinians. Our dances, assembly, special assemblies were all held here. Memories of good cheer flow over me like waves of the sea.Here is where i was initiated in life.
Life was lived to the full.One can see from my recall that there was no dearth of sensory stimulation. Something that most educationists believe in. lack of sensory stimulation can lead to developmental delay in children. Cramming, thought to be such an integral part of education , is the opposite of sensory stimulation.However, to commit anything to memory,one needs to be receptive.
Sensory stimulation ensures that memory is enhanced. Research proves that whatever constitutes happiness is well remembered. To learn well we need to connect the learning situation with pleasure.
Happy memories need not be only those spent on the beach with family. A child's learning situation can be full of happiness and with the aid of sensory stimulation happy children are well on their way to be successful, well adjusted adults.
The assembly ,now that i remember it ,was full of the joie d vivre of fresh life.It was an experience one could not forget. An experience to remember, an experience to cherish. Like most mortals i took it for granted. Many times i tried to slip out of it.Trying to miss assembly was one of my endeavors.
But most of the times i was caught and put back among the cheerful faces that lined Lawrence hall, the everyday venue of the assembly. Lawrence hall is legend among Martinians. Our dances, assembly, special assemblies were all held here. Memories of good cheer flow over me like waves of the sea.Here is where i was initiated in life.
Life was lived to the full.One can see from my recall that there was no dearth of sensory stimulation. Something that most educationists believe in. lack of sensory stimulation can lead to developmental delay in children. Cramming, thought to be such an integral part of education , is the opposite of sensory stimulation.However, to commit anything to memory,one needs to be receptive.
Sensory stimulation ensures that memory is enhanced. Research proves that whatever constitutes happiness is well remembered. To learn well we need to connect the learning situation with pleasure.
Happy memories need not be only those spent on the beach with family. A child's learning situation can be full of happiness and with the aid of sensory stimulation happy children are well on their way to be successful, well adjusted adults.
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