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This non-fiction story is about 17-year-old Jewels Odom and 13
other ex-teen prostitutes, drug dealers and gang bangers, a story
that is now still being relived by thousands of girls throughout
our inner cities and towns. There are an estimated 900,000 girls,
ages from 10 and older, nationwide and 20 million worldwide who are
involved in prostitution and sex trafficking, This story gives
Jewels and her 13 "sisters" a pulpit to speak to other lost girls
looking for an escape from what they call "streets of hell." What
separates Jewels from her "street sisters" is her ability to
survive and succeed -- actually going to college to return as a
teacher at "juvie." This true story ends with a mixture of
successes and failures, but as always, Jewels is the one who has
the final say when she tries to connect with Maya Angelou, the
famous poet, to be the graduation speaker.
Brain Changers: The Most Important Advances in Children’s
Learning and Intelligence represents my second book of The Brain
Smart Trilogy. This book presents an in-depth look at successful
learning techniques and current brain research about how to
increase children’s learning potential at all age
levels. In my opinion, the words brain changing supports an
often-ignored, yet obvious concept that children learn best when
they are interested or passionate about learning. Our
brain’s limbic system knows this when it forms emotional
connections or attachment (bonding) to learning. For example, a
major area of our brain associated with the brain changing concept
is called the hippocampus. In fact, the hippocampus is the only
part of your child’s learning brain where neurons regenerate or
make more neurons. The medical world connects this positive
brain changing experience and calls it brain plasticity or the
brain’s ability to modify its connections or rewire itself.
Studies show that without this ability, any brain, not just the
human brain, would be unable to develop from infancy to
adulthood. In my opinion, this book’s information provides
readers with up-to-date brain research and proven learning
techniques to support my brain changing thesis for all individuals
interested in helping children reach high levels of learning.
In order to create a better learning brain, students must be
organized, adaptive, passionate, and secure about learning.
Research and follow-up studies of these traits with theoretical
knowledge, may suggest why multiple intelligence, child development
theory, learning styles, and cognitive development should be
included in every teacher's playbook. Moreover, one very real
challenge with this age group is how to preserve and protect
elements of the magical child (fantasy and imagination), while
expecting students to successfully transition to school learning,
regardless of their ability or interest level. Walk into any school
and observe the writing or artwork on the school's walls and you
will see an incredible mixture of abilities and imagination. This
mixture could be a barometer of your child's learning abilities and
actual school success.
In order to create a better learning brain, students must be
organized, adaptive, passionate, and secure about learning.
Research and follow-up studies of these traits with theoretical
knowledge, may suggest why multiple intelligence, child development
theory, learning styles, and cognitive development should be
included in every teacher's playbook. Moreover, one very real
challenge with this age group is how to preserve and protect
elements of the magical child (fantasy and imagination), while
expecting students to successfully transition to school learning,
regardless of their ability or interest level. Walk into any school
and observe the writing or artwork on the school's walls and you
will see an incredible mixture of abilities and imagination. This
mixture could be a barometer of your child's learning abilities and
actual school success.
Brain Gains: So, You Want to Be Your Child's Learning Coach
represents the final link to the first two books of the Brain Smart
Trilogy. This third book recognizes the learning challenges
children face each day in learning environments defined by mandated
curriculums, mandated testing and shortened school years. For
example, from kindergarten through high school your child will be
responsible for assimilating and accommodating different school
curriculums regardless that these mandated curriculums often do not
take into account the many cognitive and emotional levels of each
student. That is, problems can develop for those children who are
not academically at the curriculum's grade level due to multiple
challenges and distractions, such as adapting to the peer group,
family dynamics or disharmony (divorce, child abuse etc.), delayed
physiological social development and cognitive delays that could
cause a life time of learning difficulties. Finally, a major
strength of this book is that it offers parents and teachers the
opportunity to incorporate learning techniques used by myself and
other successful learning coaches and learning specialists that
readers can employ for specific student learning challenges. Most
importantly, parents and teachers will not only have hands-on
learning techniques but their students and/or child will receive
knowledge catered to their learning needs they can employ for
future learning challenges.
Brain Gains: So, You Want to Be Your Child's Learning Coach
represents the final link to the first two books of the Brain Smart
Trilogy. This third book recognizes the learning challenges
children face each day in learning environments defined by mandated
curriculums, mandated testing and shortened school years. For
example, from kindergarten through high school your child will be
responsible for assimilating and accommodating different school
curriculums regardless that these mandated curriculums often do not
take into account the many cognitive and emotional levels of each
student. That is, problems can develop for those children who are
not academically at the curriculum's grade level due to multiple
challenges and distractions, such as adapting to the peer group,
family dynamics or disharmony (divorce, child abuse etc.), delayed
physiological social development and cognitive delays that could
cause a life time of learning difficulties. Finally, a major
strength of this book is that it offers parents and teachers the
opportunity to incorporate learning techniques used by myself and
other successful learning coaches and learning specialists that
readers can employ for specific student learning challenges. Most
importantly, parents and teachers will not only have hands-on
learning techniques but their students and/or child will receive
knowledge catered to their learning needs they can employ for
future learning challenges.
Brain Changers: The Most Important Advances in Children’s
Learning and Intelligence represents my second book of The Brain
Smart Trilogy. This book presents an in-depth look at successful
learning techniques and current brain research about how to
increase children’s learning potential at all age
levels. In my opinion, the words brain changing supports an
often-ignored, yet obvious concept that children learn best when
they are interested or passionate about learning. Our
brain’s limbic system knows this when it forms emotional
connections or attachment (bonding) to learning. For example, a
major area of our brain associated with the brain changing concept
is called the hippocampus. In fact, the hippocampus is the only
part of your child’s learning brain where neurons regenerate or
make more neurons. The medical world connects this positive
brain changing experience and calls it brain plasticity or the
brain’s ability to modify its connections or rewire itself.
Studies show that without this ability, any brain, not just the
human brain, would be unable to develop from infancy to
adulthood. In my opinion, this book’s information provides
readers with up-to-date brain research and proven learning
techniques to support my brain changing thesis for all individuals
interested in helping children reach high levels of learning.
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