The brain processes meaning before detail. Providing the gist, the core concept, first was like giving a thirsty person a tall glass of water. And the brain likes hierarchy. Starting with general concepts naturally leads to explaining information in a… — John Medina Copy Share Image
Years of research show us that the less control a person feels over an aversive stimuli coming at them, the more likely they are to disengage. Complete loss of control over a sustained period of time can actually lead to… — John Medina Copy Share Image
Don't start with the details. Start with the key ideas, and in a hierarchical fashion, form the details around these larger notions. — John Medina Copy Share Image
“The more handles one creates at the moment of learning, the more likely the information is to be assessed at a later date. The… — John Medina Copy Share Image
If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you probably would design… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“Every time I lectured to a group of parents-to-be about baby brain development,” — John Medina Copy Share Image
“reasoning is a uniquely human talent. It may have arisen from our need to understand one another’s intentions and motivations. This allowed us to… — John Medina Copy Share Image
If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you would probably design… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“Emotionally arousing events tend to be better remembered than neutral events. While” — John Medina Copy Share Image
Most brain scientists have not taught 4th grade, and don't know very much about the classroom, even though they might study learning in some… — John Medina Copy Share Image
“The more parents talk to their children, even in the earliest moments of life, the better their kids’ linguistic abilities become” — John Medina Copy Share Image
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… — John Medina Copy Share Image
