The Emotional Learner examines the current thinking and research evidence surrounding the usefulness of both positive and negative emotions and how they help and hinder the learner depending on circumstances.

Marc Smith is a freelance writer, Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has taught in secondary schools across the north of England since 2004 and writes for publications including the TES and The Psychologist.

1. It¿s not easy being a Vulcan 2. Masters and Performers 3. Positive and Negative Emotions 4. What we think and what we feel 5. Personality, Motivation and Emotion 6. Anxiety 7. Boredom 8. Interest and Curiosity 9. The Emotional Teen 10. Fear of Failure 11. Teaching with emotions in mind