| Abstract: | Medical and neurological science can greatly enhance the effectiveness of education by their research into the nature of man and the limits of his potential. This paper describes recent advances in the field of split-brain research and summarises the qualities which characterise the two cerebral hemispheres. Traditional patterns of education, the author argues, are inadequate since they concentrate almost exclusively on the left hemisphere (e.g. developing powers of linguistic and numerical reasoning), and neglect the right hemisphere which controls perceptual, sensory, musical and intuitive abilities. He suggests what the formal curriculum, teaching strategies and school experiences might do to accelerate the development of the right hemisphere, stressing that all education should aim at neurological symmetry. |
