Nervous System
Literacy
for Classrooms
Understanding dysregulation, burnout, and the neuroscience behind regulation in classrooms
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Why You Can’t Regulate Your Students When You’re Dysregulated
You can’t pour from an empty cup—and you can’t co-regulate from a dysregulated nervous system. This post explains why student behavior strategies fall flat when teachers are overwhelmed, and what nervous system literacy means for real classroom leadership.
Teacher Burnout Is a Nervous System Problem (Not a You Problem)
Explore how chronic dysregulation, constant vigilance, and lack of recovery time push teachers past their limits and contribute to burnout.