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The other day in class we went over Emily Dickinson's understanding of the brain, the notion that all is held within and is a construction of the brain. In the discussion Prof. Grobstein inquired why teachers didn't attempt to thoroughly understand the brain and its workings in an effort to effectively influence the classroom and student learners. Yet is it that simple? Will the simple mastery of the brain truly drastically improve a teacher's effectiveness? Surely knowing the workings of the brain can give a teacher an upper hand but I believe there are so many other factors that play into a student's learning ability and capacity. Now if we are sticking with the Emily Dickinson theory, what does the brain make of abstract social constructions? I guess this delves into what is shared between brains. Nonetheless, what can a teacher make of shared knowing and acting amongst students and actors in their worlds that s/he (the teacher) is less than privy to?