300 word Reveiw- Life skills
Before going into Life Skills class, I had no idea what neuroplasticity is or what it had to do with Life Skills, but now I know that neuroplasticity is the brains ability to modify its connections and adapt changes. It occurs through a process called sprouting. Sprouting creates new connections through the neurons and nerve cells. For example, you will need neuroplasticity to learn a new language or learn to play an instrument. Like I said before, neuroplasticity is the brains’ ability to reorganize itself and form a new connection which are usually built when children are learning a new language or instrument.
In Life Skills, I watched a video about a normal average man that wanted to train his brain and see the effects. After watching the video, I was surprised how some simple brain games can improve working memory, and processing speed which is recognising simple visual patterns by a lot. Like in the video, the man was placed in a green room with books, computers, and all the other things that can develop and grow your brain. He did all sorts of brain activities and even learnt to juggle. Before he did his training, he took a quiz to test his brain memory and knowledge and he took a test after. His score before was a little above average and his score after rose by a huge amount.
What is grit? Grit is having a positive mindset and having the courage to try again even if you fail. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the smartest person or the student top of the class. It can be the average student in class that works really hard at being better. An example for a famous person with grit is Bill Gates, he wrote his first software program at the age of 13 and now he owns Microsoft which is the word’s largest computer software company.
In life skills, I learnt what causes happiness. We drew a brainstorm of some things that can cause happiness. Like money, family, health, food and more. It is important to be happy because you can make better decisions and improve creativity. Happier people will have a better chance to have success.