" They don't focus, They are too restless and they are too hard to capture the attention and interest of", Boys seem to suffer in their comparison to girls, at nearly any age throughout their educational careers.
The solution seems often to assign a boy to Special Education and /or medicate him. Yet, You are wondering just what at times you are medicating- Being Strong -Willed? Being High- Spirited? Not focusing on what doesn't interest them?
At my Church, I have been blessed by being adopted by an amazing family. They have a talented and very bright son "Marky". Marky is very stubborn and head strong. He is very imaginative and he gets very involved in his play. He does his work quickly at school and is bored by waiting. His teacher last year, His Kindergarten teacher wanted Marky tested for autism. His parents want him to be evaluated for Gifted and Talented programs- That, they were told cannot be done until the Third Grade.
His parents have enrolled Marky in a Martial Arts class where he is doing well. They also are working with him on understanding the need to be patient. They wonder if the teachers are more determined to categorize and medicate than to do what they can to meet the need of anyone else than a co-operative boy and girls.
Do they have a point?
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