12 Feb, 2009
When the Cup is Full
Posted by teacherjulie @ 1:40 pm
Shelved under Being a (Special Ed) Teacher, Challenge Yourself, My Thoughts, special education

I have heard this line before from a mentor and from other parents who have children with special needs (who heard it from that same mentor):

“When the cup is full…”

No, I am not talking about counting one’s blessing. This pertains to the “brain capacity of a child” specifically a child with learning problems. How so?

It means that when a cup is full already, no matter how much water one pours in it, the capacity will still be the same. Sure, there will be spillage and the water might be replaced but the capacity remains constant. This cup is likened to a brain and the water is likened to the information that the brain can hold.

I do not know if I totally believe this philosophy because the human brain is much more flexible and complex compared to a cup.

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16 Feb, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
Mamie Ami said:

Hi Teacher Julie,
This is interesting. In coastal resources management, we have the concept of MSY (maximum sustainable yield). I think it is also used in economics and other environmental sciences. Basically, it means that if the coastal resources reached this point, no matter how much investment is made, the yield will just go down. There is also a carrying capacity which basically means that an area can just sustain a definite number of people, etc.

23 Feb, 2009 @ 8:02 am
julie said:

With the environment being battered this way and that, its no surprise that instead of giving more yield, it tends to resist what people want it to do.

With the human brain,I hope its not like that :D

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