These seem to make so much sense. But some might seem too radical for many teachers. If they just want to 'manage' the child as opposed to 'engaging' the child then they are unlikely to go so far out of the norm.
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These seem to make so much sense. But some might seem too radical for many teachers. If they just want to 'manage' the child as opposed to 'engaging' the child then they are unlikely to go so far out of the norm.
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I totally agree Lenny. I'm a special ed teacher, so a lot of these things are commonplace in my classroom. I do find that many mainstream teachers that I've worked with much prefer to manage a student they have in their class as opposed to wanting to actually meet their needs appropriately. It's sad, but I also understand why this is often the case as I know they're very busy (not saying its an acceptable excuse, but I can see why they might focus their limited time on what is beneficial for the majority as opposed to the minority).
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Lenny, it isn't radical. Most of that is what I do with all of my students, ADHD or not. A lot of it is to help focus, concentration and learning, and every child needs that. Thanks for the extra ideas, N2L, I can see myself using a few more of those now. (Maybe I just had an awesome teacher training provider... but this is how we were taught to teach.)
I would highly recommend the TES online. OK, so it's a UK publication and some of the political stuff isn't relevant (you may never have heard of Michael Gove and I apologise for raising your awareness now), but there are some excellent articles and resources on that site. Registration is free, as are all resources. Even if you decide to subscribe (I do), it is a very small cost - I subscribe to the paper, but you can get it all on-line for a lot less (pretty much most of it is free anyway). That helps with everything, not just ADHD.
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