Donald, vision, and math

I started reading the book Brain Rules, by John Medina, in an attempt to help both my students and my children (and myself!) learn and retain more. Although most of the book is review for me, Mr. Medina presents some great information and tells good stories. One piece of information that he stresses is that the visual sense is so important to being human, that it trumps all other senses. He stresses that educators should learn how to use pictures to transfer information. He describes how the movie Donald in Mathmagic Land determined his career choice.

A 27 minute animated Disney film altering the professional destiny of an 8 year old? This I had to check out.

And after checking it out, I have to recommend it to you and your children as a wonderful way to enliven mathematics for both adults and children.

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