The brain works optimally when: • Retelling or talking about learning. • Using the vocabulary of the subject. • Listening, reading, viewing, and acting. • Drawing relationships through the use of metaphor and simile. • Experiencing rigorous content and intellectual challenge joyfully. • Eliminating rewards and punishments. • Focusing heavily on teacher not technology as the main facilitator in learning. • Processing part and whole learning simultaneously. • Delaying gratification to achieve success. • Searching for meaning is innate. • Involving focused attention.61
