Katherine Garnett

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Evolution invented REM sleep, that ministry of dreams, to give us a safe way of practicing the possible into the real. The dreams of the night clarify our lives. The dreams of the day complicate them,

The Moon is leaving us because of the gravitational conversation between it and the Earth: the ocean tides. The drag they cause slows down the planet’s spin rate. Because gravity binds the Moon and the Earth, as the Earth loses angular momentum, the Moon overcompensates in response; as it speeds up, it begins slipping out of our gravitational grip,... See more

Rethinking traditional approaches by integrating visual and meaningful context can make math more approachable, understandable, and engaging for every student

But this system only works when we feel safe to explore. When learning feels threatening – i.e. when we’re worried about failing or being judged – our brains shift into survival mode.

The prefrontal cortex, responsible for complex thinking, becomes less effective under stress. That math problem stops being a puzzle to solve and becomes something to... See more

There’s a quote that I love from the L. Frank Baum book that we inscribed on the Tin Man’s outfit. We never got a close-up of it, so no one’s ever going to see it, but it was something that stayed with me throughout Wicked . It’s this: “If we walk far enough, we shall sometime come to some place.”