2 docs tagged with "psychology"

At 27, I left a demanding job in management consulting to teach seventh-grade math in New York City public schools. I noticed that IQ wasn't the sole determinant of my students' success; some with average IQs excelled, while some with high IQs struggled. This observation led me to believe that every student could master the material with enough effort and time.

In the span of two million years, the human brain has nearly tripled in mass. A key factor in this growth is the development of the frontal lobe, particularly the prefrontal cortex. This part of the brain acts as an experience simulator, allowing humans to contemplate actions by mentally simulating them before they happen, a unique adaptation that other animals lack.