[NLA] Discussion: Policy or Legal Challenges on behalf of Adult Learners with Trauma

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David and Nancy,

Art has much to say about this topic, emotional trauma and its effect on 
learning, and I hope he will, and will also describe a mini-study he 
completed.  Jenny Horsman's book, "Too Scared to Learn" is a wonderful 
description of this problem as 
it has affected women in literacy classes.  The problem ranges from simple 
conditioning--a person sweats when approaching a school room door--to Post 
Traumatic Stress Disorder which may affect a person to the degree that 
emotions almost always overwhelm a person's ability to think clearly, plan. 
and learn.  

I would be interested to know if there are any advocacy efforts that take 
emotional reactions caused by stress into account.  Does anyone know of 
strategies that have been used?

Andrea