| A day in middle school could be miserable for any | | | | held video game systems and start playing it during a |
| student regardless of having Attention Deficit Disorder | | | | lesson, or maybe even pass notes. More of a reason |
| (ADD) or not. No matter who the student is, they are | | | | for a kid with ADD to speak out and try to get |
| going to need to have friends, realize who not to talk | | | | attention in class. |
| to, and of course know when to pay attention in class. | | | | Finally, at the end of a lesson the teacher will usually |
| There are many distractions that can go on during an | | | | assign work to be done at home. After all of the |
| ordinary middle school day, but imagine if you had a | | | | distractions that take place in the class, how hard do |
| disorder which pushed you down and would not let | | | | you think it is for the student with ADD to comprehend |
| you pay attention like you would want to. | | | | what they are supposed to do. The thing is that they |
| ADD is a very serious disorder and should not be | | | | are required to do exactly the same work as |
| treated lightly when it is diagnosed to a student, | | | | everyone else. After class, hopefully they did not fool |
| especially a student in the middle school age group. | | | | around too much because then they need to walk |
| Once they get off the bus they are expected to go to | | | | down the hallways and make it to the next class |
| class, not look at the kids around them, ignore all | | | | without being made fun of. |
| distraction and probably start to learn something they | | | | No matter who you are ADD, or not, being made fun |
| do not like. Most kids regardless of having ADD or not | | | | of by your peers is not a fun way to go through |
| are not interested in what they are learning in school. It | | | | school. The thing the students without ADD do not |
| is not their fault they are unmotivated - it is mostly their | | | | realize is that the ADD student can not help his |
| teachers, who are probably all tenured and do not | | | | behaviors. When he is not focused he really can not |
| even need to try anymore to keep their jobs. | | | | pay attention. This is why it is so important for parents |
| For a kid with ADD this could be a really bad situation. | | | | with kids who have ADD to help them with their |
| Imagine if you had a problem paying attention in class | | | | homework, make sure they are having healthy social |
| and you had a bunch of distractions going on around | | | | relationships, and to constantly communicate with their |
| you. For example, some kids could sneak in their hand | | | | teachers. |