These two words are increasingly present in the world of education, but it does not always come from teachers who are trying to get rid of student problems, but parents who do not necessarily understand the reality in which the child lives.
This week, one of my colleagues met with a parent with a student to discuss it. The parent told her that her daughter suffered from attention deficit and it was, since few days on medication to solve this problem.
Where does this problem? Not that the child can not follow the thread of a conversation because he goes to the moon, but rather because he forgets to write down telephone messages, is more than one thing at a time, and therefore the misery has well accomplish the many tasks it performs. This situation does not reflect a deficit of attention, but perhaps more from a lack of interest in what happens.
This is a kid who needs to move and always looking to get rid of everything he does to be able to "chat" with the person next door. A young person who needs to be stimulated to follow with interest what happens in the classroom. A young man who sometimes forgets to raise his hand before speaking in class. A young, which sometimes expresses aloud the things that gain to stay silent. We do not speak here of an attention deficit, but rather a young person who fits very well in the generation in which it grows.
But as a teacher, is it our place to confront the parent and tell her that her young will cope very well, particularly when not on medication?
This week, one of my colleagues met with a parent with a student to discuss it. The parent told her that her daughter suffered from attention deficit and it was, since few days on medication to solve this problem.
Where does this problem? Not that the child can not follow the thread of a conversation because he goes to the moon, but rather because he forgets to write down telephone messages, is more than one thing at a time, and therefore the misery has well accomplish the many tasks it performs. This situation does not reflect a deficit of attention, but perhaps more from a lack of interest in what happens.
This is a kid who needs to move and always looking to get rid of everything he does to be able to "chat" with the person next door. A young person who needs to be stimulated to follow with interest what happens in the classroom. A young man who sometimes forgets to raise his hand before speaking in class. A young, which sometimes expresses aloud the things that gain to stay silent. We do not speak here of an attention deficit, but rather a young person who fits very well in the generation in which it grows.
But as a teacher, is it our place to confront the parent and tell her that her young will cope very well, particularly when not on medication?
0 comments:
Post a Comment