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Pottery Wheel and the Thalamus of Brain: Shaping Clay, Shaping Knowledge

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Research Introduction This article explores a unique analogy between the pottery wheel and the thalamus of human brain, highlighting their shared role as the dynamic centers of transformation. In pottery, spinning wheel allows a potter to mold shapeless clay into a functional and artistic form through deliberate motor actions and tactile feedback. Similarly, in human brain, the thalamus serves as a central relay station, processing sensory inputs and coordinating motor responses. These actions shape the brain’s internal structure of knowledge, known as brainpage modules in learnography. By comparing the potter’s craft to the process of learning, this article emphasizes the importance of motor science, task-based engagement, and sensory-motor integration in effective knowledge transfer. Obviously, learnography is a system of active knowledge transfer, where learning is constructed through action. The concept of learnography reframes academic learning as an active and brain-centered proc...

Comparing Learnography with Pottery Through the Lens of Motor Science

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Research Introduction This article presents a compelling analogy between pottery and learnography, emphasizing the role of motor science in knowledge construction. Just as a potter molds clay on a spinning wheel using coordinated movements, patience and sensory feedback, students in learnography shape brainpage modules through task-based learning, motor engagement, and structured practice. The process of making a clay pot involves fine motor skills, tool handling, and spatial awareness. It mirrors the cognitive and physical skills, which are required in effective learning environments. Learnography shifts the paradigm from passive listening to active doing, transforming the classroom into a hands-on workshop of self-directed learning. By comparing these two seemingly different yet fundamentally similar processes, the article illustrates how skill-based and motor-driven learning fosters deeper understanding, retention and creativity. Shaping Minds Like Clay: Pottery of Learnography Like...