Brain-Based Learning Author Eric Jensen on "Strategies for Reversing the Impact of Poverty and Stress on Student Learning"

<p>Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning podcast, episode #79 with Eric Jensen, a leading authority on the science and applications of brain research in education for more than 20 years. <a href='https://youtu.be/UQ1wJOaGqNw'>Watch the interview on YouTube here. </a></p> <p> </p> <p>For those who are new here, my name is Andrea Samadi,  I’m a former educator who created this podcast to bring the most current neuroscience and educational research, matched with social and emotional skills, with interviews from experts who have risen to the top of their field with specific strategies or ideas that you can implement immediately, to take your results to the next level.</p> <p>Thank you so much Eric, for coming on this podcast today.  Where have I reached you?</p> <p>Just to give some background of Eric Jensen and his work:</p> <p>Dr. Eric Jensen is a former teacher and Top 30 Global Guru. He co-founded an academic enrichment program, held in 16 countries with over 85,000 graduates. Jensen has authored over 30 books<a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a> including 3 bestsellers with his 2 most recent being <em>Brain-Based</em> <em>Learning (in its 3rd edition)<a href='#_edn2'>[ii]</a> and Poor Students Rich Teaching<a href='#_edn3'>[iii]</a>. He</em> is also member of the invitation-only Society for Neuroscience.<a href='#_edn4'>[iv]</a></p> <p>Eric, I know that your background has been focused around students and poverty, and how poverty impacts the brain and learning, specifically as it relates to trauma and stress. While our stress levels seem to keep jumping up to new levels each month as new stressors arise, we’ve got it handled here, as we have both parents working together with our children. I can’t help but think of those families who don’t have the resources or support that they need and would like to hear your thoughts of solutions that teachers and families could be looking at to better support students at this critical time in our world.</p> <p>Q1: Can we start off with a