Synthetic kinesthetic education

Abstract

Our wor(l)ds perception and interpretation can be diverse. An individual approach in education systems may prove more valuable, especially in enhancing creative and analytical thinking. The author hereby introduces the concept of synthetic kinesthetic education (SKE). It combines acquired information, linguistics, and artistic activities/facilitators to synthesize a piece of new knowledge. Therefore, the SKE may evolve as an advanced learning/teaching method standardly integrated into education systems. Various artistic activities (facilitators) involved within the SKE are chosen intentionally, but a free art choice should be given the preference. The arts and/or linguistics find their place as professions, free time activities, and advanced education methods in keeping and improving health (heart rates, cognitive skills/memory - possibly impaired in cerebrovascular pathologies, consciousness) and well-being. The SKE may further drive the applied research in respective fields.

Keywords

Learning / Arts / Linguistics / Perception / Cognition

Funding

The work/material (laptops, storage devices, camera/ smartphones, painting paper/colors/tools, and Internet fees) used for the generation/storage of presented data and the author were partially supported by the author’s independent funding (gifts to Andrea Staršíchová), by Novogenia Covid GmbH (to Andrea Staršíchová), by postdoctoral fellowships (Max Planck Society to Andrea Staršíchová), and by doctoral fellowships (NRW Research School “Cell Dynamics and Disease” to Andrea Staršíchová).

Conflict of interest

The author declares she has no competing interests.

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