Post: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!

Posted by Success Friend on 3/28/07

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Our children in America are being cheated in many ways. I
want you to first remember who is teaching our children---
children who have increased in age and who probably
received the same public education growing up. These
former public education students are now given the
label "teacher," because of a 4-year degree and a state
teaching licensure. No matter how "educated" a teacher
appears to be, it does not guarantee that he or she is an
effective teacher. An effective teacher is able to teach
well because he or she is constantly learning right along
with the students. Teachers have seemed to lose their
ability to learn. Why do I say this? Well, because
students are rapidly changing, so should our methodology
for teaching students must change as well. The students
you have this year are very different from the students
you taught 5 years ago. The truth is that EVERY student is
very different from the next. Therefore, an individualized
instructional plan is neccessary to help students learn.

I believe that we are too quick to label our
students "special education" because of low performance on
standardized tests. I know for a fact that EVERY child,
regardless of his or her perceived disability is
BRILLIANT! Until we collectively as a community start to
believe in the brilliance of our children, then they will
continue to perform at a low capacity. We are too busy
looking for our children's disabilities rather than their
abilities. With that said, teachers should especially
believe in the brilliance of their students and treat them
as such. Just because little Johnny doesn't analyze
mathematical equations with the same accuracy as Jackie
doesn't mean that Jackie is more intelligent than Johnny.
It only means that Johnny has some other talent--like the
drawings he makes in his notebook that his teacher
repeatedly asks him to "put away." When you ask kids to
surpress their God-given talents and focus on some other
skill they have no enjoyment or interest in, then you are
creating an unhappy and unproductive child.

Only until we start to learn how to adapt state standards
to a child's given talent, we will continue to subject our
children to hell in the classroom. It must feel like hell
to sit in a school for 6 hours a day and learn absolutely
nothing! The left-brain focused curricula of most public
schools neglects the right -brain potential of every
student. Every student can learn how to think. They first
have to believe in their brilliance, then learn to use
their talents to increase their knowledge and potential
for success.

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Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 3/28/07, by Success Friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 4/16/07, by teacher in training.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 6/30/07, by I can't resist.

Re: Words of wisdom from Dr. Prochillo, 7/07/07, by LEE/MA.

Re: Words of wisdom from Dr. Prochillo, 7/09/07, by AND the reality is....

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 7/27/07, by AM.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 7/28/07, by me.....no name on this one.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 7/30/07, by to op.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 7/31/07, by Success Friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 7/31/07, by Success Friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 7/31/07, by success friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 7/31/07, by Success Friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/02/07, by SADSdSDSD.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/02/07, by Zanthum.

Re: Indians, 8/02/07, by Zanthum.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/02/07, by Success Friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/02/07, by hmmmm.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/02/07, by SuccessFriend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/02/07, by hmmm.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/03/07, by SuccessFriend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/03/07, by SuccessFriend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/03/07, by hmmmm.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/03/07, by Success Friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/03/07, by me.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/03/07, by success friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/09/07, by Wow.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/09/07, by Success Friend.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 8/10/07, by Wow.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 11/09/07, by Hi Success!Praise GOD for teachers like you!.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 11/09/07, by You freaking dummy! Stretch your brain for once..

Re: Words of wisdom from Dr. Prochillo, 11/09/07, by Yeah sure..

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 11/09/07, by MY GOODNESS! She didn't say that..

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 11/09/07, by Thank goodness for Success.

Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!, 11/09/07, by Success, you are one brilliant sister! Kids need you.

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