12/16/2023 0 Comments Goldilocks just right meme![]() ![]() It relies on more primitive reactions, such as fight/flight/freeze, exemplified as zoning out, acting out, and withdrawing.Īs I watched that science fiction show, I clicked into the way the concept of the Goldilocks Zone could put my thoughts into words and action. Without the input of these emotional self-control neural networks, the lower brain takes control. They reduce the effective top-down messaging descending from the reflective executive functions in the upper brain that are needed to manage emotional reactions. And these stressors reduce effective transfer of new learning into memory. I know that sustained or frequent boredom or frustration impacts communication circuits within the brain. ![]() So was the stress of frustration for students who found no personal relevance in the topics or who progressed more slowly, encumbered by inadequate foundational knowledge. For students who already had mastery, the boredom of the unchallenging lessons and homework were stressors. Notably, I found that substantial challenges for my students emerged from stress. Prior to that insightful day, I had changed careers from practicing neurologist to classroom teacher with a specific goal in mind: I hoped to apply my neuroscience background and study of ongoing research to develop teaching strategies promoting more joyful and successful learning. As Goldilocks hunted for the right bowl of porridge and the spaceship engineer pursued the well-suited planet, I was looking for the “just right” zone to best support my learners. Or perhaps you’ve heard Goldilocks used as an adjective to describe the potentially “just right” for human habitation-planets that are not too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry, and are blessed with oxygen levels adequate for humans to survive.Īlthough I grasped the fairytale and use of the term in reference to planets, the Goldilocks concept opened possibilities for me while watching the captain in a science fiction show search for such a Goldilocks planet for the survival of her crew. You likely know the Goldilocks “just right” experience from the fairytale. ![]()
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