Back in November, Dr. Matt Wachsman contacted us about his mnemonic system for learning Kanji using captivating and enjoyable flash movies. Unlike any other system out there, Dr. Wachsman’s uses advanced mnemonics features that involve multiple parts of the brain simultaneously, reinforcing memory linkage while at the same time appealing to people with a variety of learning styles.
Mnemonics is the way of tying information together in a way the the brain likes to receive it. There are a large number of ways to do this. The most basic one is putting information into a story. Dr. Wachsman’s system uses short Flash movies that tell a story using visual associations, humor and rhymes. His system covers all the Kanji taught in the first six years of school in Japan (~1,000 Kanji). Each week we’ll be releasing a new flash movie introducing 6-12 new Kanjis.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Matt Wachsman to our blogging team.
Dr. Matt Wachsman is married with two boys ages 12 and 16 who have been fond of anime and Japanese culture from a very early age. He lives in the town of Havre de Grace, Maryland where he took up his father’s general medical practice. Besides his MD, Dr. Wachsman also has his PhD in pharmacology. His hobbies include rocket science, and, of course, Japanese.
Havre de Grace was founded more than 200 years ago, it is at the top of the Chesapeake Bay where the Susquehanna River flows into it. It is near several army bases and was home to a small group of Japanese war brides after WWII with influence on the local cuisine and culture.
