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EducationalspeakersharesbrainmagicinSSDECschoolsEducationLearning13TuesdaySeptember172013ByMARIACHURCHArmedwithnearly30yearsofteachingexperi-enceabackgroundincog-nitivepsychologycharismaandalittlebitofmagiced-ucationalpresenterTerrySmallbroughtasimplemes-sagetovecommunitiesintheSouthSlaveregionlastweekhowtogetbet-tergradesinschool.ItallhastodowiththebrainSmallsharedwithTheJournal.Smallconsideredalead-ingeducatorinhiseldhastakenhispresentationonlearningandmemorytech-niquesacrosstheglobeforthepast10years.Usingmagictricksasex-amplesSmallsharedhispresentationwithstudentsandparentsinHayRivertheKatlodeecheFirstNa-tionreserveFortResolu-tionFortSmithandLutselKelastweek.Smallsgoalistoexplaintostudentsandparentsthateveryonecanlearntocontroltheirbrainsandbydoingsocanstudysmarterinsteadofharderandsetgoalsthatwillseethemachievemore.ThemessageIwantthemtowalkoutofherewithisHeymybrainsprettycoolIneedtolearnmoreaboutit.IcangrowabetterbrainandImneverstuckwiththebrainIvegotandifmybrainisfantasticIbetterlookafteritbecauseitcangoawayhesaid.Alltheissuesthatschoolsandparentsdealwithgettinghomeworkdonealcoholdrugsrelationshipissuesmydiethowmuchtimeitsokaytobeinfrontofvideogamesallthesethingsarerelevantfromourbrainspointofviewbecauseneuroscienceissheddingafascinatinglightonallofthis.Hissuggestiontoparentsandstudentswastoutilizesimpletechniquessuchascuecardsthatallowstudentstophysicallyholdthean-swersortocreatefuturereportcardswithrealisticgradegoals.OntopofthatSmallrecommendeddailyphysicalactivitytoincreasebrainpower.Smalladmittedthatwhilethesubjectmaterialcansometimesbeboringhekeepshisaudienceengagedbyusingmagictricks.Magicshedsafascinatinglightonhowbrainsengagewiththeirenvironmenthesaid.Thereasonmagictricksworkisbecauseyourbrainiswiredtothinkaboutwhatisessentialnotwhatisreal.Brainsgetgoodatseeingwhattheyarelook-ingfor.Similarlyastudentwhodoesntsetrealisticgoalswillcontinuetoseethem-selvesasanaverageorfail-ingstudentwhichwillnotallowthebraintoreachitsfullpotentialSmallsaid.WhileformalfeedbackfromparentsandstudentsisencouragedforSmallitsevidentifhispresenta-tionhashithome.Thefeedbackthatsim-portantiswhatIseeintheaudience.NobodyhastotellmehowIvedone.Facesmir-rorwhatsgoingoninyourbrainsoinrealtimesImmonitoringaudiencesandIknowhowImdoingandIknowwhatIvedonehesaid.TolearnmoreaboutSmallandhislearningandmem-orytechniquesvisitwww.terrysmall.com.PhotoMariaChurchEducationalspeakerTerrySmallintroduceshimselftoanaudiencememberduringhispresentationatPWKHighSchool.OfceNumberofVacanciesWardNumberMayorOne1AtLargeCouncillorsSix6One1CouncillorsTwo2Two2CouncillorOne1Three3CouncillorOne1Four4