There's been a "nature-nurture" debate for decades: do our mental abilities come more from our parents or from our environment? In the last 50 years this question has been refined in a way that emphasizes the unexpected differences in each brain. This is fundamental knowledge for educators to change their practice from "most kids are similar" in my classroom to I want to teach so that different brains can learn well. The video presents three incontrovertible ways that brains are different. Designed as an introduction to brain diversity for educators and those interested in cognitive psychology and education.
