Learning With Body And Mind with Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.

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Some highly gifted children are labeled as "learning disabled" by schools that value only left-brain performance. But the best learning occurs, says neurophysiologist Hannaford, when the entire brain, body and emotional self are involved. Here she sheds revealing light on the realities of human intelligence--its complexities, its love of body movement, its many-splendored manifestations--and how we can nurture them in our children and ourselves, instead of thwarting our natural gifts. She describes the crucial need for feeling and expressing emotions, and what we can do to help our entire selves learn and function at our best. "The minute you get the whole brain working together, things become connected," says Hannaford. "It's amazing." (hosted by Michael Toms)

Bio

Carla Hannaford, Ph.D. is a biologist and educator with more than forty years of teaching experience, including twenty years teaching biology at the university level. She has advised ministries and departments of education in the United States, Russia, South Africa, Singapore, and Scotland.

She's the author of :

• Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head (Great River Books, revised 2005)
• Playing in the Unified Field: Raising and Becoming Conscious, Creative Human Beings (Great River Books 2010)

To learn more about the work of Carla Hannaford go to www.carlahannaford.com.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• Ways to nurture your nervous system
• Handwriting with your whole brain
• What's needed for healthy emotional development
• How to recognize "The Einstein profile" in a child
• The multiple nature of human intelligence
• The function and meaning of the "reptilian brain"
• The trouble with infant car seats
• Feeling and expressing anger, joy and other emotions
• Denmark's innovative educational model
• Becoming advocates for children's learning