Having a first child is like swallowing an intoxicating drink made of equal parts joy and terror, chased with a bucketful of transitions nobody ever tells you about.
John MedinaPeople try to apply directly results from the cognitive neurosciences directly to classroom practice and I have to tell you I am very skeptical about the exercise. We don't know very much about how the brain works - we don't even know how you remember to write your name.
John MedinaEvery brain is wired differently from every other brain, and learns in ways unique to that wiring.
John MedinaEmpathy works so well because it does not require a solution. It requires only understanding.
John Medina