Aces Quote by James Redford

“ACEs are traumatic childhood events, and their consequences reach far into adulthood. The trauma need not be physical. The following events or feelings are…

— J.D. Vance

Acedia is a danger to anyone whose work requires great concentration and discipline yet is considered by many to be of little practical value.…

— Kathleen Norris

“Significant stress in early childhood,” they write, “. . . result[s] in a hyperresponsive or chronically activated physiologic stress response, along with increased potential…

— J.D. Vance

“Children (or adults) do not/cannot learn while under stress.”

— Terry Marselle

“Because we don’t fully understand how our brains work, we do dumb things. We try to talk on our cell phones and drive at…

— John Medina

“The same research suggests that increasing the stress on schools, such as through high-stakes testing, is ill advised. Indeed, researchers have shown that stress…

— Peter H. Johnston

All stress inhibits true and effective learning.

— Michel Thomas

“ACEs happen everywhere, in every community. But studies have shown that ACEs are far more common in my corner of the demographic world. A”

— J.D. Vance

As damaging as the obsessive emphasis on testing often proves to be for kids in general, I believe that the effects are still more…

— Jonathan Kozol

“As any parent, teacher, or psychologist will tell you, learning is substantially impacted when anxiety and stress are present. (longer answer coming). Understanding”

— Terry Marselle

“Stress causes the greatest number of doctors' visits annually. Yet we haven't noticed well enough that the issue is not just what is stressing…

— Eric Maisel

Well, much of my research over the years has been on stress, and the adverse effects of stress on the health of the central…

— Robert Sapolsky