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will see centers as a REWARD for going through the formats. Centers
develop individual strengths at the student's pace. The number
of centers you have is determined by the available space. In
some
cases it is best that everyone do the same center {cooperatively}.
Most often you will have several centers/stations throughout
your room. |
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"I also sense that
you are doing a great job in Selling , The Hippo campus. This part
of the brain is for short term memory. It decides whether the knowledge/activity
is worth having or doing. If it decides yes, then the knowledge/skill
is gradually transferred to the cerebral cortex or long term memory.
So every time a student experiences success in the rhythm or recorder
centers, their hippo campus is saying "this is cool, I like it, I can
succeed with it, and I want more because it meets my needs." William
Glasser would say you are meeting their needs for belonging, power,
fun, freedom, and in a sense for survival."
- T. Rex Wilson, Professor, Sul Ross
State University, Alpine, Texas
