I thought learning about neuroscience would change how I taught. I didn’t expect it to change how I lived. This reflection explores what I’m beginning to notice about comparison, ordinary days, regulation, and the questions I hope to carry into my classroom.

I expected Chapter 4 of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain to make me think about my students. Instead, it made me think about myself. This reflection explores what it means to prepare our own minds and nervous systems before we can truly prepare a classroom for learning.

I thought neuroscience would give me better teaching strategies. Instead, it gave me better questions. This is a reflection on curiosity, classrooms, and why understanding the brain begins with wondering, not knowing.

Every journey begins with a question. Mine was simple: How does the brain grow? This is the story behind Growing Every Brain and why I believe every child deserves to understand the incredible brain they carry with them every day.