read my poem
listen to my words
w/ the raga-machines
written in trance
won't ya give these
words a glance
I do I do I do
that is what I am trying to tell ya
you shuffle my molecules
you bounce my atoms like billiard balls
you untwist the kinks in my DNA
music has charms to sooth my beasts
poetry born from the spirit of music I think I read
be bop a lulu
I can almost hear one by judih
she was boppin down the street
man it was trippy so cool
I wonder if I can find it again
I found some balance with a lot of help from my silicon pals
them heavenly gates only swing open for children
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From Endangered Minds, Dr. Jane Healy
Left Hemisphere
Right Hemisphere
automatic codes- quick recall of specific words, letters, spelling, math tables
analyses and arranges details in order, e.g., time concepts, cause-and-effect relationships (first X then Y) and the sequential patterns of motor movements (e. g., tying shoes, forming letters with a pencil)
Is auditory rather than visual
responds to novelty
deals with wholes not parts
is visual not auditory
relative position of objects
place in space
In language processing -
phonology - fine distinctions between sounds
the order of sounds in words
syntax - the order of words and their relationships
some types of word meaning (e.g., function words)
other aspects of language comprehension
In language processing -
general meaning
some aspects of word meaning (e. g., content words)
getting the "gist" of speaker's intent
parsody - melodic pattern of speech
gesturing and body language
thinking metaphorically
In Chapter 6, Endangered Minds, Dr. Healy writes:
"As both hemispheres work in tandem, they constantly toss the mental "ball" back and forth as they deal with different aspects of a problem. Some educators have suggested children today are more "right brained" because they rely too heavily on abilities commonly associated with the right hemisphere to handle academic "balls" that should be fielded by the left. It is true that traditional school-oriented tasks such as reading, spelling, computing accurately, writing logically, and reasoning analytically depend heavily on left-hemisphere systems, but they cannot be accomplished without the help of the right. The critical question, therefore, is really not if children are "right brained," but if their environments are equipping them to use both hemispheres interactively."
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