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Emotional regulation & school
A regulated brain learns better.
Learning requires curiosity; curiosity requires safety. When children are overwhelmed, anxious or exhausted, the brain shifts its priority from learning to survival. No amount of instruction can compete with a nervous system that feels unsafe.
Supporting regulation is not separate from education. It is the foundation of education.
Supporting regulation is not separate from education. It is the foundation of education.
Curiosity changes everything.
The heart of it
A few ideas that make this easier to understand.
Curiosity needs safety
Overwhelm switches off learning.
Survival beats instruction
An unsafe system can't learn.
The foundation
Regulation underpins education.
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