There is a lot of anecdotal supporting evidence to show how doodling might be connected to brain development creativity, especially among famous people identified as being creative. In an essay titled, “Doodling and the default network of the brain,” the authors found that doodling can allow the brain to make creative connections as well as help the doodler’s relax. While some educators may think doodling is a sign that students aren’t paying attention, that has not been our experience! Taking notes by hand also means more students are doodling in the margins of their notebooks, on napkins, and on the backs of their binders. We find students are more focused when their laptops are closed and they are writing in their notebooks. There have been numerous studies highlighting the benefits of longhand note taking as a way to improve memory and comprehension of the material. Doodling is a precursor to drawing with more purpose, and it starts with toddlers.
Learn to draw – draw to think, learn, communicate, and create. Might the whimsy of doodling be connected to organized thinking, learning, and ultimately, creativity? I have no problem believing that doodling is connected in some way to opening up brain pathways to better graphical and pictorial communication and thinking, to freeing the mind, and to creativity.įreehand drawing is a ubiquitous, highly useful, age-old skill doodling is the simplest form of drawing. And, of course, you can do it with pencil and paper. But in these activities and doodling, oftentimes, patterns, themes, and repeated symbols form and reappear. Wondering why? What is Doodling?ĭoodling has various definitions, but the best one I think is simply this: drawing any kind of marks in any kind of way, that just feels good, might have no purpose, and might be entirely unrecognizable to someone else! It’s like (nearly) mindless daydreaming or humming or tapping your fingers on a table. At Rock Point School, we encourage students, when possible, to take notes by hand. As classes are beginning, students everywhere are organizing their notebooks and binders and practicing note taking.
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