OVERVIEW

PESTALOZZI

At the age of 15, Einstein left his school in Munich to attend a Swiss school founded by Pestalozzi, an educational reformer, who published in 1801 his ideas on visual methods of learning and teaching .

Basic to Pestalozzi’s approach was the view that “conceptual thinking is built on visual understanding and visual understanding is the basis of all knowledge”

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The school used maps, diagrams, and other visual materials for instruction. The atmosphere was relaxed and informal.

Memorization by rote was discouraged.

Each item of learning was carefully linked to a visual base image in accordance with Pestalozzi’s principles.. In relation to smart drugs the role of the visual base image is to anchor thought , providing something concrete to refer back to and reflect upon .

Modern neuroscience supports Pestalozzi’s methods . The picture superiority effect [PSE] has established that while we recall 10% of what we hear after 3 days  . Add imagery and boost recall to 65%.

Neuroscience tells us we can dispense with external imagery . The brain does not know the difference .

Why over tax the 10 percent  if a better way exists !

If you are a sub vocaliser then the alternative involves imprinting content through repetition . This involves using an inner voice to repeat content over and over .

The practical benefits of the PESTALOZZI approach . When you add imagery you encode information into more than one area of the brain . Create more hooks and you wil boost powers of recall .

Einstein  flourished in an environment  which embraced  this styles of thinking .

The evidence that his style of thinking was nonverbal and visually mediated cannot be doubted.

The M:O:A:T framework .

1. MEMORY
2. ORGANISATION
3. ANALYSIS
4. THEORY

Please note : At the end of this course you will asked to complete  a timed  quiz . Since it is impossible to assess the state of your working memory if you fail to cover the supplied  content we have made every lesson compulsory .