NLP Tip For Teachers - Teaching Students the Senses

Each and every one of us experiences the worldimages and has an external focus. This means
through a primary sense system. Firstly, you needthat the visual person is easily distracted by
to be aware that there are three main senseexternal stimuli and they are also easily distracted
systems for humans i.e. visual, audio, andby the visions in their mind's eye. An audio person
kinesthetic.responds to noise of any kind and they are often
However, we are continuously bombarded withdistracted by noises. These students are the ones
stimuli from every direction so our brain haswho get the most out of speaking and listening to
learned how to filter that stimuli. Through thissomeone speak.
process, each person has a primary senseThe kinesthetic students are the fidgety students.
system, a sense system by which it is easiest toThey are the ones who can't seem to sit still and
take in and retain information.their eyes will be averted. These students need
Here are the steps:to hold something and fidget in order for
1. To find your students' primary sense system,information to be input. They are also the note
all you have to do is listen to the way in whichtakers in class so let them do so.
they speak. Do they think something "looks good"Once you start teaching your students in the
or do they have a "gut feeling" that they didclassroom using this NLP technique, you can assist
poorly on a test or do they "hear you" when youthe students learn about their primary sense
speak to them? Each student will have a primarysystem and they will have solid knowledge of the
sense system and they will act and react basedway in which they learn the best. Then they will
on that sense system.be set for lifelong learning that will be of great
2. What you need to do is understand how theybenefit to them.
act and react. A visual student is stimulated by