Shawn Cohen, a social work intern, teaches BrainWise to groups of 4th and 5th graders twice a week. She says that one of the reasons she loves BrainWise is that it explains the skill and gives activities to teach the skill, but...
Read More »The Wall Street Journal reports that research conducted by Duke psychiatrist Murali Doraiswam explains why it is easy for people to send off angry emails. By scanning people’s brains when they are making decisions, he found that when our emotions get...
Read More »Brian Swalley, Student Services Coordinator at Hope Online Learning Academy, asked 6th, 7th and 8th grade students questions about BrainWise. The responses below are typical of those he received: How has BrainWise been for you? It has had a great...
Read More »A HOPE Online Academy classroom mentor used her considerable artistic skills to paint her interpretation of the 10 Wise Ways. Her art as a teaching tool is a big hit with students and teachers. The vivid pictures help students...
Read More »Individuals who have mastered the 10 Wise Ways recognize that lizard brain reactions drive the behaviors of individuals who attack others anonymously with hateful, bigoted, racist, and misogynist tweets and Internet posts. When police contact individuals who send these types...
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