Every Child is a Genuis

“Every Child is a Genius”Daniel

Akinyemi

Every child is a genius, winner and champion from cradle to grave.

Whether, the genius manifest during the process of growing up or not, that depends on some factors that we will be considering in this presentation.

“You never really understand a person until you consider

things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”

― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird.

Understand that child, before you demand to be understood

The Beginning of a New Life

Despite the millions of sperm that are produced

and released in each ejaculation, only one can

fertilize each egg.

Newborns come into the world with sophisticated brains that are phenomenally wired for intellectual growth. During the first year of life, they are more impressionable and able to develop than at any other time in life. This cognitive development affects them for the rest of their lives. Thus parents have a tremendous responsibility and a sacred obligation to nurture their children in love and train them in the way they should go.

The Beginning of a New Life

Unfortunately, there are strong forces working at home, in the schools, and within the broader culture, to stifle these genius qualities in children. Many children grow up in homes which put an active damper on the qualities of genius. Factors in the home like poverty, depression and anxiety, pressure on kids to grow up too soon, and rigid ideologies based on hate and fear, actively subdue the qualities of genius in childhood such as playfulness, creativity, and wonder.

The Beginning of a New Life

1. The ability of individuals to learn in a variety of settings depends in part on their genes (nature) and in part on the care, stimulation, and teaching they receive (nurture).2. The brain is built to respond most sensitively to experiences that occur during the first years of life.3. Even though the first years of life are very important, learning continues throughout each person’s life.

3 Important ideas about infant brain development

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”― Albert Einstein

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”. -Thomas Edison

Love Learning

Bloom's Taxonomy is a breakdown of the six levels of thinking, from the lowest level to the highest. You can use it to help you think about thinking on a deeper level.

Learn about Bloom’s Taxonomy

You are different. You think differently. Every kind of genius is different and individual. And every kind of opinion has something true and something you can learn from.

Think Differently

Ericsson shows that genius status is achieved when one puts in five times extra work and 10 years of effort more than average people do. "A lot of people think (that) highly talented people can become good at anything rapidly. But what this study says(suggests) is that nobody has been able to rise without having practiced(practiced) for 10 years. In [classical] music right now, it takes more than 15-20 years before they start winning in competitions", said Ericsson.

5 Times Extra Work and Ten Yeas of Effort

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Madiba's Message to Nigerian Leaders "You know I am not very happy with Nigeria. I have made that very clear on many occasions. Yes, Nigeria stood by us more than any nation, but you let yourselves down, and Africa and the black race very badly. Your leaders have no respect for their people. They believe that their personal interests are the interests of the people. They take people’s resources and turn it into personal wealth. There is a level of poverty in Nigeria that should be unacceptable. I cannot understand why Nigerians are not more angry than they are." "What do young Nigerians think about your leaders and their country and Africa? Do you teach them history? Do you have lessons on how your past leaders stood by us and gave us large amounts of money? You know I hear from Angolans and Mozambicans and Zimbabweans how your people opened their hearts and their homes to them. I was in prison then, but we know how your leaders punished western companies who supported Apartheid." "What about the corruption and the crimes? Your elections are like wars. Now we hear that you cannot be president in Nigeria unless you are Muslim or Christian. Some people tell me your country may break up. Please don’t let it happen." "Let me tell you what I think you need to do. You should encourage leaders to emerge who will not confuse public office with sources of making personal wealth. Corrupt people do not make good leaders. Then you have to spend a lot of your resources for education. Educate children of the poor, so that they can get out of poverty. Poverty does not breed confidence. Only confident people can bring changes. Poor, uneducated people can also bring change, but it will be hijacked by the educated and the wealthy...give young Nigerians good education. Teach them the value of hard work and sacrifice, and discourage them from crimes which are destroying your image as a good people." (Excepts taken from a 2007 interview with Mandela held by Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed.)