Today was one of those awesome teaching days when your students actually seem to be learning something 😂. Mmmm….well sort of 😎 I took one of my language groups this morning. One of the little boys who frankly has a few ADHD symptoms (let’s call him Eminem) actually seemed to be focusing and getting all his vocabulary …
Category: ADHD
Day 21: Be Brave Challenge – ADHD Conference Part 2: Unlocking Potential
My absolute favourite speaker of the day was an educational psychologist called Jane Jarvis whose topic was understanding how ADHD affects learning. She provided deep insight into what it feels like to be a child struggling with ADHD plus lots of practical hands-on information that parents and teachers can use. For the rest of the …
Day 20: Be Brave Challenge – ADHD Conference Part 1
On Friday I got an early birthday present from my self-adopted dad, Dr Colin Hirsch. 😜I still need to write a separate post on him, one day, as he has been such a valuable addition to my life and I have learnt so much from him. I met him a few months after my day died …