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Dopamine, Curiosity & Engagement
A guide for teachers and parents
What the brain's reward system has to do with the kid who won't start their homework — and what actually helps. Why the quick-fix activities win, why limits alone rarely work, and what to do in a classroom or at a kitchen table on Monday.
- Why dopamine is about wanting, not liking
- The quick-fix trap, ranked honestly — no invented statistics
- Concrete moves for teachers and for parents, with resources
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Who's behind this:
I'm Thom Powers — a practicing School Neuropsychologist working in Vermont schools. Most days I'm doing evaluations, sitting in eligibility meetings, and trying to hand families something they can actually use on Monday.
✦ Powers Cognitive Tools started because that last part kept failing. The research on executive function is strong. The tools built on top of it are usually either too clinical for a kid or too vague to be worth anything. So I started making the middle thing.
✦ Everything here is built from a practitioner's chair, tested against real caseloads, and written in plain language on purpose — for the parent at the kitchen table as much as the psychologist writing the report.
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