1. I believe that emotions do trump learning beacuse if a child is feeling sad or scared then he/she isn't going to be willing to do new things or even want to learn anything.
On page 15 Tomlinson stated, "If a child feels unsafe, threatened, or insecure, the brain blocks off the pathways to learning and attends to the more basic human needs instead. If a teacher connects learning to a child's emotions, she is more likely to learn than if what is being taught remains remote from her emotions."
I really liked that statement because it's something that i've never really thought about. If we see that a student/child is struggling with emotions then we can try to help them to connect to what we are teaching or connect our teaching to how they are feeling.
I think that as a teacher it's very important to make students feel safe and welcome in the classroom. That way they aren't feeling overwhelmed or wondering if it's going to be good for them in class or if they are going to make friends, ect... That will help relieve some stress and help them to be able to focus on what's being taught.
Do you think it's possible for a child's emotions to be so crippling to her or him that she or he just cannot be successful? How should a teacher respond to that? Great thinking! 4 points
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