I was recently on a trip from Regina to Saskatoon for rowing business with a lawyer friend of mine. In our varied discussion, he referenced how due to increased visual stimuli that young people are exposed to, there has been an over stimulation of the frontal lobe of their brains, where other areas are underdeveloped.
I have no way of substantiating what 'study' my lawyer friend referenced. Regardless of this, it did get me thinking about the amount of visual stimuli used in classroom practices today, and if this practice has gone too far in that direction.
Do classroom teachers consider the amount of audio learning, such as lectures, storytelling, audio book, music, podcasts, etc., to counterbalance what may be an over-stimulation at home of visual stimuli for our children?
