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The Brain-Based Classroom
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The Brain-Based Classroom

by Kieran O'Mahony
December 2020
Intermediate to advanced
248 pages
6h 3m
English
Eye on Education
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Know Your Reticular Activating System

I knew that saying positive affirmations worked …

—Guardian

Behavior is infectious. Others will copy your behavior; you will copy someone else’s behavior. And when you copy someone else, you change your brain. It’s epigenetic: environment changes the brain. For that reason, environment is important. The brain can reorganize itself as a result of stimuli that are presented through external sources. In schools, we expect that mentors and leaders will present stimuli that are meaningful for each individual so that the brain adjusts in a good way. This is not necessarily always the case. Schools are establishments with as many hidden curricular constructs as those that are visible and tangible.

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