shootin4par
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sorry 4 barrels but your attitude will hinder you as a teacher. Maybe you are the one with ADD and you may never learn how to teach because of that. I wonder if brian thinks he only helps out ten percent of his students, but I dont necesarrily expect him to chime in on that.
To further expand. I was a big brother in the Big brother big sister program for 2 years, that is a mentor program for kids. When I met Nick he was 12, was diagnosed with ADHD, was a liar, very hyper, and uncontrolable. From the beginning I told him when he is with me he is not allowed to purchase any drinks with caffeine, and not allowed to buy candy. I told him that we would be doing things that were fun, like building skateboard ramps, making sleds to go down big grassy hills, and always doing some sort of activity. One day we were at gatorland, a park with a few hundred alligators, and he was misbehaving. I put him in timeout. Well he liked to push buttons so while in timeout he was smiling and laughing. He made it a point to seem like he was having fun so I asked him, "nick, are you having fun in timeout" and he said "yeah", so I said "good, you can just stay there five extra minutes" That wiped the smile right off his face and never again did he act like he was having a good time in timeout.
So I also said he was a liar. After hanging out with him for about six months I figured it was time to lay down the law in regards to him lieing to me. Now in the previous six months we had done a lot of things, go to skateboard park, build ramps, go to ammusement park etc... So Nick really enjoyed his time with me, and I also with him. I then sat him down and told him, "Nick, I realize that you are not always honest with people, and that includes me. Now it is time for you to stop that." I then proceeded to give him multiple examples of things he had lied about. so then I said, "Those are in the past and you dont have to worry about them, I just wanted to let you know that I know when you are lieing, you are not a good liar. From now on though if you lie to me I will take you home immediately, no matter where we are at, and if it happens a second time not only will I take you home but I will not see you the following week" I do remember that he lied to me twice within the first couple months of telling him that, In the last year+ of seeing him it did not again.
My point is this, I hung out with a hyperactive kidd with ADD who was very disrespectful, Lied, loved candy, sodas, and mcdonalds, and cared about no one other then himself. after 8 months of hanging out with him he was still all of those things, but not around me
If you ask me what is the one thing I hate about teaching children, it is the fact that I almost always have more control over the kids then the parents, but I guess I can change that, all I have to do is give up and say they are unteachable.
To further expand. I was a big brother in the Big brother big sister program for 2 years, that is a mentor program for kids. When I met Nick he was 12, was diagnosed with ADHD, was a liar, very hyper, and uncontrolable. From the beginning I told him when he is with me he is not allowed to purchase any drinks with caffeine, and not allowed to buy candy. I told him that we would be doing things that were fun, like building skateboard ramps, making sleds to go down big grassy hills, and always doing some sort of activity. One day we were at gatorland, a park with a few hundred alligators, and he was misbehaving. I put him in timeout. Well he liked to push buttons so while in timeout he was smiling and laughing. He made it a point to seem like he was having fun so I asked him, "nick, are you having fun in timeout" and he said "yeah", so I said "good, you can just stay there five extra minutes" That wiped the smile right off his face and never again did he act like he was having a good time in timeout.
So I also said he was a liar. After hanging out with him for about six months I figured it was time to lay down the law in regards to him lieing to me. Now in the previous six months we had done a lot of things, go to skateboard park, build ramps, go to ammusement park etc... So Nick really enjoyed his time with me, and I also with him. I then sat him down and told him, "Nick, I realize that you are not always honest with people, and that includes me. Now it is time for you to stop that." I then proceeded to give him multiple examples of things he had lied about. so then I said, "Those are in the past and you dont have to worry about them, I just wanted to let you know that I know when you are lieing, you are not a good liar. From now on though if you lie to me I will take you home immediately, no matter where we are at, and if it happens a second time not only will I take you home but I will not see you the following week" I do remember that he lied to me twice within the first couple months of telling him that, In the last year+ of seeing him it did not again.
My point is this, I hung out with a hyperactive kidd with ADD who was very disrespectful, Lied, loved candy, sodas, and mcdonalds, and cared about no one other then himself. after 8 months of hanging out with him he was still all of those things, but not around me
If you ask me what is the one thing I hate about teaching children, it is the fact that I almost always have more control over the kids then the parents, but I guess I can change that, all I have to do is give up and say they are unteachable.
