Confusion or Focused Excellence?

Loud, raucous, hateful or non-melodious music appears to cause confusion in the brain and even slows drivers' reaction time. We were created to respond to the varying degrees of love and gratitude, according to neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf. The brain doesn't know what to do with hate or fear except to grow dark memory "trees".

Melodious, well-metered music that has varied but predictable nuances benefits the brain and builds beautiful light-enhanced memory “trees”. Mathematical, ordered and focused patterning in the brain is greatly influenced and enhanced by classical type music. Hymns with positive and thought provoking words help store sequential memory for moral and spiritual growth.

The dark memory trees can be eliminated or off-set by building joyful, happy, creative thoughts over time. Dr. Leaf has also commented on studies indicating that those brains which have been applied to positive learning skills bring life and health to the system, rather than confusion or progressive death.

This impresses me, because our learning systems at Stilwell’s Learning Center use music which conform to the brain's ability to create healthy "brain trees" bathed in light, which enhances the ability to focus, retain and eliminate confusion and fear. The students begin to realize how they are benefiting, even though in the beginning they might not be able to verbalize it.

Over the past several decades, I have noticed that most students who come regularly and learn to focus and achieve, usually retain what they have learned and within even a 3 month period begin to excel in their school subjects. Confidence levels, penmanship, order and genuine optimism and positive mannerisms improve.

Another thing I notice is that those who continue with us for several years are those who stand out in a crowd. They are not the mediocre individuals, but those who become the successful leaders and productive citizens.

It seems to me that we should consider not only finding ways to maximize our own potential in life through learning new things and growing. We should encourage our young people to do the same. It has been my experience that most children, teens and adults who have great learning disabilities or a poor start in life, covet the opportunity to improve and given the opportunity and encouragement, improve very well.

Sadly, I have also seen students who have never been encouraged to do more than play silly games on the internet or with some expensive software. Why not use the same energy developing the brain with reading, music, writing or math training, such as we give at Stilwell’s Learning Center? In time, those individuals could be positive world changers.