Fight, Flight, Or Freeze? Why Overwhelmed Learners Shut Down
The freeze response impairs learners by causing hypoarousal and prefrontal downregulation, producing numbness, inaction, and difficulty completing tasks under perceived threat or overload.
TRIO Advocates Worry After Upward Bound Grants Discontinued
The abrupt end of funding for the Upward Bound program, critical for first-generation college graduates, was a surprise for Montgomery County Community College, impacting numerous local students.