School is heavily geared toward the development of the left hemisphere and, in general, the students who have a dominant left brain perform better than those who are right-brain dominant. This is because the left side of the brain deals only with mathematics and understanding and the right brain deals more with visual elements such as art, English, or drama. Now when a student is applying for college and the university sees two resumes, one with a 4.00 GPA and one with a 3.00 GPA, who is it going to take? Obviously, the student with the higher GPA is more driven and is a better student. This, however, may not always be the case. School is biased toward left-brained students. The link below describes methods to help improve right-brained students' performance in school.
School is memory based. There are multiple ways to improve memory and enhance performance in school. For example, getting more sleep can greatly improve brain function.
Physical exercise is especially beneficial for brain performance. Exercise gets blood pumping and brain function improves due to the increase in Oxygen. Anything that has to do with hand-eye coordination increases the function of the brain by creating new neuronal connections.
Critical thinking and memory are also hurt when an individual's regular sleep schedule is interrupted. Almost everybody these days has a Smartphone which he or she is on immediately before bed. This prevents the brain from developing a hormone called melatonin, which makes you want to sleep.
A study has been done that proves the most social individuals lose memory at the slowest rate. Interaction with others is the single most crucial part of maintaining proper brain health. Cell phones are preventing people from communicating which, in turn, will result in memory loss.
Physical exercise is especially beneficial for brain performance. Exercise gets blood pumping and brain function improves due to the increase in Oxygen. Anything that has to do with hand-eye coordination increases the function of the brain by creating new neuronal connections.
Critical thinking and memory are also hurt when an individual's regular sleep schedule is interrupted. Almost everybody these days has a Smartphone which he or she is on immediately before bed. This prevents the brain from developing a hormone called melatonin, which makes you want to sleep.
A study has been done that proves the most social individuals lose memory at the slowest rate. Interaction with others is the single most crucial part of maintaining proper brain health. Cell phones are preventing people from communicating which, in turn, will result in memory loss.
Basic knowledge of brain function tells us that everything that has to do with the right side of our bodies is controlled by the left brain and vice versa. This means that if you listen to someone using only your left ear, your right brain will interpret it. If you listen to someone using only your right ear, your left brain will interpret it. We can use this knowledge to improve school, and life, performance. As I've mentioned earlier, the left brain deals more with logic and mathematics. The right brain is geared toward realizing where you are in space and where space is in relation to you. Thus, the left brain is what students want to have fired up to perform well in school.
In class, if a student sits on the left side of the class, the majority of input will come through the right eye and ear. This will fire the left brain which will make understanding math and science easier. Sitting on the right side of an English or Physics class would benefit the right brain because those subjects are geared around seeing the "big picture."
The same goes for movement. For example, twisting your wrist or tapping your foot will fire up the opposite side of the brain, thus improving brain function. This improved brain function results in a better memory which translates into better school performance.
In class, if a student sits on the left side of the class, the majority of input will come through the right eye and ear. This will fire the left brain which will make understanding math and science easier. Sitting on the right side of an English or Physics class would benefit the right brain because those subjects are geared around seeing the "big picture."
The same goes for movement. For example, twisting your wrist or tapping your foot will fire up the opposite side of the brain, thus improving brain function. This improved brain function results in a better memory which translates into better school performance.