None of us here know JC I assume. It is probably safe to say that the vast majority of underachieving students need to improve their study habits as opposed to some undiagnosed condition. Therefore, the leap to any conclusion that there is some issue with ADD, retardation or LD is completely from left field. This is what is wrong with our schools, the focus on disorders, not poor habits.
By the way, ADD is a disorder, not a handicap. And, it is controversial, at best. Schools that seek to hang some sort of disorder around a kid's neck by calling it a handicap do no service to the kid.
Today's public school rush to judgement about perceived disorders, not just poor habits, is disgusting. Studying harder and working harder is the answer and only if that isn't paying dividends should other matters be investigated and certainly not an option of first choice.
None of us here know JC I assume. It is probably safe to say that the vast majority of underachieving students need to improve their study habits as opposed to some undiagnosed condition. Therefore, the leap to any conclusion that there is some issue with ADD, retardation or LD is completely from left field. This is what is wrong with our schools, the focus on disorders, not poor habits.
By the way, ADD is a disorder, not a handicap. And, it is controversial, at best. Schools that seek to hang some sort of disorder around a kid's neck by calling it a handicap do no service to the kid.
Today's public school rush to judgement about perceived disorders, not just poor habits, is disgusting. Studying harder and working harder is the answer and only if that isn't paying dividends should other matters be investigated and certainly not an option of first choice.
