In thinking about the teenage brain, undergoing change in much the same way that the brains of babies do, I've been considering the effects of offhand remarks and the lasting damage they can inflict.
Memories often seem pointless - for some reason one remembers a subtle thing about a scene, but possibly not the major action that's taking place in the room. Primal Teen talks about how the teenage brain forms numerous new pathways and then cuts back on the unnecessary ones once adulthood rolls around, so in that, there must be numerous memories that can be lost as useless.
So what about comments, positive or negative, that teachers make? It's interesting to know that because of the age these students will be, our actions as teachers can have a lasting impression upon them. I feel we need to be very careful how we act to avoid hurting these kids, especially situations where we might not even realize how our actions effect others.
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