If something is above your head, it’s immediately overwhelming.

[tulipflower]

It is an effective scaffolding strategy when we pause at various points of instruction and break it up. Think about it. If something is above your head, it’s immediately overwhelming. But if you break it into manageable chunks and take your time through it, you’re able to process it much better!”


I have encountered the word 'overwhelming' in different contexts but I have never comprehended the exact meaning.

Reference: https://www.weareteachers.com/ways-to-scaffold-learning/

 

[Barque]

In that context it means something that you can't handle and which makes you feel helpless. When you're overwhelmed by something, you're completely pulled down by it and unable to handle it.