"Brainology teaches kids basic neuroscience to help them learn what may be the ultimate lesson: We’re not limited by what we already know, because we can grow our intelligence!" – Rebecca Zook, from Zook Tutoring
"Brainology is a program that helps every student, even those who doubt their abilities, understand that they too can have great success if they work really hard" – Craig Cetrulo, middle school teacher, New York, NY
"It gets them to understand how the neurons actually work to build connections in the brain every time they learn something new, and then they actually define what learning is" – LaNolia Omowanile, middle school principal, New York, NY
"The best word I can think of to describe its effects is empowering. It allows students to know that they are in control of their brains and learning -- and it's not based on the “cards they are dealt.” " – Sue, 8th & 9th grade teacher, Minnesota, USA
"YES I truly believe that this has helped. The students are self reporting that their grades have raised and that the strategies that Brainology teaches them are helping. They report that they imagine their dendrites growing :-) They talk about needing to never give up. The relationships I have with these students are stronger than any I have ever had (not including coaching) and I attribute it to my work with them in this realm." – Emily, 9th & 10th grade teacher, California, USA
"I find students using the content/process vocabulary of Brainology in their academic and social interactions. They have also generalized the lessons to help with dealing with stress and sustain problem solving during high-stakes test. Brainology does a wonderful job with addressing both the cognitive and emotional components of brain structure and function." – Manuel, High School Psychologist, California, USA
"I really do think that it made them consider their own roles in their success, as well as how to improve their success. It allowed students to be proactive about their learning. They could point to what they did try and what they didn't as they sorted through how they learned, and what worked for them. They tried new study skills and explained why the skills worked or didn't in terms of the vocabulary introduced... It really helped us grow in our understanding of the students' challenges as well as our own development." – Suzanne, High School Math Teacher, California, USA
"Response so far has been very good from students they all enjoyed it and expressed the opinion that it was and will be useful to them." – Rayner, 5th & 6th grade Teacher, Brisbane, Australia
"Most certainly. I think that the lessons in brainology are compelling and help any person at any stage of life, but especially teens as they do not know what is “normal” and what is not. The program helps them with emotions, learning, stress, and motivation. It changes ones concept of what talent is. Turns out - it's hard work!" – Emily, 9th & 10th grade teacher, California, USA
"Yes. The interactive format combined with pre-teaching and post-review, with boosters dramatically increases not only attention but also retrieval. As a consequence I have found students to be more willing to take risks and support others. The change in attitude is contagious for teachers as well." – Manuel, High School Psychologist, California, USA
"Absolutely. For the past several years, we have been teaching our students about the brain at the beginning of the year for the purpose of empowerment. However, the delivery of similar (yet more in-depth) information through Brainology is straight-forward, informative, and appealing to kids. I think the plan to have them go through each level and then discuss it as a class is a good one. That way the lessons are reinforced through another channel." – Sue, 8th & 9th grade teacher, Minnesota, USA
"Yes, because it helps them to understand that they have more control over their own minds than previously thought. They have shown some signs of progress by their pre and post tests in the program." – Pete, High School Education Specialist, Nevada, USA
"Yes, very glad because it ties in with the philosophy of the school and teachers" – Rayner,5th & 6th grade Teacher, Brisbane, Australia