Table 1.

The Requirement for the integration of meaning, emotions, and learning.

Meaning, Emotions and Learning	However, When Individuals Feel Helpless and Anxious…	However, There Must Be Some “Challenge”
➢New learning is more likely to be attended and remembered if it has meaning and contains emotional “hooks”. ➢Optimal emotion level is necessary for learning to take place.	➢Amygdala becomes overactivated, new information prevented from passing to memory. ➢Information must get through amygdala to get to hippocampus for memory storage and reasoning parts of the brain.	➢Must have mild to moderate challenge to stimulate authentic curiosity and engagement in lessons. ➢This will motivate students to work toward greater understanding and connection with the material.