Interesting article about recent ADHD research. I think we've always known that students with ADHD were "late bloomers", and now new research proves that their brains are normal but develop later. The author mentions that ADHD kiddos are more playful, creative, spontaneous, imaginative, and slower to grow up. Instead of viewing this as a deficit, we should value them. These wonderful "child-like" qualities are what our society needs in order to transform and evolve, according to the author. Some of the greatest minds of our time were ADHD - Einstein, Edison, Van Gogh, and on and on. Instead of labeling them and considering them a nuisance, how do we create an environment in our classrooms where all students, including those with ADD/ADHD, thrive and
flourish? Does our current educational framework match the ADHD learning style? What are your thoughts on this?
http://thomasarmstrong.com/blog/2012/08/10/adhd-as-a-developmental-issue-not-a-medical-one/
I agree with this article. I think we are all learning to create an environment in our classrooms where all students can learn. Using movement and brain breaks are so important in order to keep all students engaged!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why ADHD kids can't be identified as having different learning styles and accepted. Why is it that movement, spontenaiety/spontenaity/how on earth do you spell this word?, creativity, and the other symptoms of ADHD are considered problematic? What is inherently wrong with this stuff? Why can't we teach in a way that works for these kids as well?
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