We’ve known for a long time that some learners need a certain type of noise or quiet in order to learn.

For example, auditory learners will learn best by listening or by having noise in the background while they’re trying to learn something.

And learners with sensory-avoidant sensitivity often need quiet to learn – like an ADHD or autistic student needing to wear noise-cancelling headphones in a noisy classroom or to get through a school assembly.

But here’s the wild part that I didn’t know, but I learned this week in class!