Even though we don't know squat about how the brain works, the little we do know suggests that if you wanted to design a learning environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was naturally good at doing, you would design the education system we currently have, not only in America, but all over the world!
John MedinaNot even identical twins can have the exact same experiences, and their brains are not wired the same way.
John MedinaHaving 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 MedinaAny education system that only memorizes things creates robots and will never produce Nobel laureates. Any education system that only emphasizes improvisation will get a bunch of people who may think they are creative, but they are functionally illiterate.
John MedinaThe brain doesn't care about change. As the world's most sophisticated survival organ, the brain cares about loss.
John Medina