A3. Absorbent Mind

Question 1

Define the Absorbent Mind

Answer 1

It’s the:

• MS: Mental state that allows the child to learn by living.
• CMP: Creative Mental Power of the child between birth and age 6, which is the first plane in a child’s life.

Analogies:

• MAGNET: attracts the things that surround the child like a magnet
• BIRD: gathers up everything he finds around and deposits it in his nest.
• SPONGE: holding potential of absorption. absorbs effortlessly.

Question 2

Define Incarnation

Answer 2

It’s when the child’s experiences become part of the mental flesh of his/her brain.

Question 3

What are the characteristics of the Absorbent Mind? NEEA

Answer 3

NEEA
Nondiscriminatory   (Camera simile)
Effortless
Evolutionary link
Adaptation to a particular time and place

Question 4

How does the absorbent mind functions between ages 3-6? CEC

Answer 4

CEC
consciousness emerges
expansion
consolidation

Question 5

What is a mneme?

Answer 5

Vital Memory

Question 6

What is the role of the adult in supporting the absorbent mind?

Answer 6

PROM LSMS
Protect
Respond
Observe
Mindful

Love
Set Limits
Model
Support