Hi EandCmom,

She is 7 going on 30.

LOL!!! I was picturing an older child with all that she is doing. I love my DS7's teacher but she isn't nearly as creative and go with the flow as your DD's teacher. Having a teacher like that can make all the difference in the world.

You are right. Her homeroom teacher is really flexible. Right outside my dd classroom they have some benches on a patch of grass. The children are often outside of the classroom on a sunny day reading, taking a spelling test, or working on a project.

I meant to respond earlier that I remember reading this too - sometime in the last 2(?) years. My best guess is that it was in Science News magazine in one of the articles about brain imaging and reading ... haven't located yet though and wanted to reply before I completely forget. Anyway - definitely sounds familiar but I also can't recall exactly what it means.

I don't know the source and I don't read Science News, but I think it's a way to distinguish a visual learner, isn't it?

A visual learner looks one way, and everyone else looks the other when trying to recall something.

Of course, I can't remember who looks which way, so I'm not really helping much...

Check out the film, Spellbound. It's a documentary about the National Spelling Bee. It was interesting to see the varied backgrounds of the competitors and how intense the study habits of some were. I can't imagine my kids going to school all day and then working with a spelling tutor for 4+ hours 4-5 times a week. Yikes!

I just looked it up. Here's a link that explains it:

http://www.onionmountaintech.com/files/%20Tech%20and%20Org%20handout%205%20pg%202006.pdf

Apparently, looking up and to the left (from the observer's perspective) when trying to remember something = a visual learner who prefers maps, graphs, etc., not words.

At least that's what it says on the ol' Interweb! So it must be true!

Here's a little tidbit: looking up and to the left indicates the person is recalling. Up and to the right signals creating. In most cases. Good to know in a meeting with the school administrator. You might be able to tell if they are outright lying!!!!!!

Incog

I've heard that, 'Neato, but this pdf says that looking up and to the right means you're visual with a preference for words, not lying.

As someone who is visual with a preference for words, I'd hate for people to think I'm lying when I'm not! (Though I haven't checked to see which way I actually look when I'm recalling something...)

I'm not seeing any real evidence for either interpretation, so maybe both are bunk. Dunno. I sure wouldn't take either as the gospel truth!

Oh Kriston, aren't you the best for digging that up for me!!! Thank you! According to this, he's a visual learner who prefers to learn with words, which fits him. I'd bet money on DD11 being an up/lefter (my above directions were from HIS perspective)

If 'Neato's info is correct, he was "creating", which makes sense....given that he got the word wrong, ROFL! I will have to rewatch the video to make sure my direction is right.

Too funny about reading the almighty admins!

I didn't put too much stock into when I first heard this info (wherever that source may be), but DS9's up/right look was so pronounced in the video, that it did make me curious (although apparently not curious enough to hunt this down myself!)