A child has several years to spend in school. The experiences he has are very influential in his development and later attitude to life and learning. Every child is born with a vast intelligence and a natural curiosity and love of learning. School must nourish and nurture these, not damage them. Learning is the ability to take in new information through our senses and process and store the useful bits for further use.
Proper storage makes for proper memory.
Intelligence is the ability to use this stored up information to respond appropriately to any present situation. In order for a human being to learn well and act intelligently therefore the processes of receiving information, sorting it out and storing it must not be interfered with. Learning can be interfered with by both internal and external factors. The internal factors can be actual physical damage to the brain at birth or later, chemical imbalances or damage to the nervous system. One of the major internal factors interfering with learning that is not paid enough attention to is feelings or emotions.