Comments on: Dementia Prevention OR Why I Am Reading a Chemistry Book

By: Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:33:57 +0000

In reply to marianbeaman. The thing I love about getting old is that your brain can STILL develop, even when your body is going the opposite way. I believe that as long as a person is still learning, they are young inside. I like the idea of art-inspired titles. Let me know how that goes for you.

By: Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:31:29 +0000

In reply to Naomi. Maybe. :) Or maybe just hereditary biology, which is a class I plan to take in November.

By: Lucinda Miller

Lucinda Miller — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:30:22 +0000

In reply to mom2four. I love your response and the fact that you are 68 and teaching chemistry to 16 year olds. Probably a dementia prevention and definitely admirable. They will remember some of it, anyway, and who knows what they will be doing 52 years from now? Using it, perhaps.

By: marianbeaman

marianbeaman — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:29:54 +0000

I admire your experimenting with new topics, especially applicable to curious oldsters like me. Yesterday I was challenged to find catchy chapter titles by making art, tapping into that colorful right brain. Today I may try that.

By: Bertha Metzler

Bertha Metzler — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 23:54:42 +0000

Thanks for this blog post……..yes, we are always learning if we have the desire :) I like the phrase “Dementia prevention” :) Keep learning and keep writing.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:53:26 +0000

It may not actually save any of us from dementia, but it is certainly a goal to be a life long learner. Good for you, Luci. What is next Quantum Physics?

By: mom2four

mom2four — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:54:20 +0000

Love this post. I just got home from teaching a frustrating chemistry class at our Christian high school. To 16 year olds who couldn’t care less about stoichiometry. Thanks for the reminder that it might help me prevent dementia (I’m 68) even if they forget it all.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:12:53 +0000

Interesting! Never quit learning!

By: deepeight

deepeight — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:54:20 +0000

Oh yeah! I like this. They say you should try to learn something new every five years, so that might be more doable than learning everything.