What do you observe What do you observe
What do you observe?
What do you observe? • Enlarged photo?
What do you observe? • Enlarged photo? • Looks like a tree
What do you observe? • Enlarged photo? • Looks like a tree • Are they all connected?
What do you observe?
What do you observe? • Electric?
DENDRITES - Greek word for tree (flowers of intelligence)
Your Brain is FILLED with DENDRITES
YOU control how many DENDRITES that you g ro w
At Birth 6 Years Old 14 Years Old Dendrites in the Human Brain
Human Brain • size of a • weighs about 3 pounds (“Newspaper brain”)
Human Brain • size of a grapefruit (“Newspaper brain”) • weighs about 3 pounds • has 100 Billion cells • cells can grow as many as 1 million billion dendrite connections • Dendrites – about 100 miles
Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)
Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)
Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)
Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)
Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)
Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)
Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)
Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)
Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by:
Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning
Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying
Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying • putting forth full effort
Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying • putting forth full effort • the more dendrites you grow, the smarter you become.
Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying • putting forth full effort • the more dendrites you grow, the smarter you become. • use it or lose it.
Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying • putting forth full effort • the more dendrites you grow, the smarter you become. • use it or lose it. • those who do the work, grow the dendrites.
You can be like him or like her. The choice is completely up to you.
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