It honestly shocks me given the number of people who have these exact same experiences that we cant do a better job of recognizing and supporting people.
You could put my photo and name in that and leave the text exactly the same and it would mirror my experience growing up.
It honestly shocks me given the number of people who have these exact same experiences that we cant do a better job of recognizing and supporting people.
I think its only a recent idea that people learn in different ways. Making a single curriculum is hard enough, making bespoke ones for each person tailored to their strengths and weaknesses requires far more resources than most educational systems have.
It’s not about changing the curriculum, while it would be awesome it’s not always possible. Instead I would have found someone identifying kids with ADHD and just explaining that they know I was doing 110%, but my brain just doesn’t let me learn in the same way sometimes. A focus on “it’s the system, NOT a your fault (try harder) issue”.
So your path would make the student feel better, but just that part wouldn’t help the student learn any better/more. You and I are solving for two different problems.
From a social-emotional perspective it might help a lot of kids at least understand that someone recognizes they are working hard, and maybe doesn’t discourage them from wanting to learn. I personally think I would have benefited more from someone saying “we know you are trying just as much, if not more than your peers, but unfortunately the system doesn’t fit the way you need to learn all the time”, instead of “Tim is a smart kid, he just isn’t working to his full potential”.
Would leave less kids with the shame of not doing as well as their peers, while they’re exerting more effort than they are. I would often just not do stuff, because then I knew I didn’t try and fail.
I’m not saying your proposal wouldn’t be beneficial, but it costs money (which is hard to come by in education anyway) and doesn’t increase learning outcomes. What educational item gets cut to pay for the whole staff of people that “identifying kids with ADHD”?
This is the harsh reality that there are lots of good ideas, but only so much resources to implement any.
I really hope this can be improved with AI. A teacher can teach in ways that are effective for most students, but not all. But an LLM can scale up more than a teacher. Hopefully educators can somehow leverage that tech as a tool to multiply their own effectiveness.
It honestly shocks me given the number of people who have these exact same experiences that we cant do a better job of recognizing and supporting people.
You could put my photo and name in that and leave the text exactly the same and it would mirror my experience growing up.
I think its only a recent idea that people learn in different ways. Making a single curriculum is hard enough, making bespoke ones for each person tailored to their strengths and weaknesses requires far more resources than most educational systems have.
It’s not about changing the curriculum, while it would be awesome it’s not always possible. Instead I would have found someone identifying kids with ADHD and just explaining that they know I was doing 110%, but my brain just doesn’t let me learn in the same way sometimes. A focus on “it’s the system, NOT a your fault (try harder) issue”.
So your path would make the student feel better, but just that part wouldn’t help the student learn any better/more. You and I are solving for two different problems.
From a social-emotional perspective it might help a lot of kids at least understand that someone recognizes they are working hard, and maybe doesn’t discourage them from wanting to learn. I personally think I would have benefited more from someone saying “we know you are trying just as much, if not more than your peers, but unfortunately the system doesn’t fit the way you need to learn all the time”, instead of “Tim is a smart kid, he just isn’t working to his full potential”.
Would leave less kids with the shame of not doing as well as their peers, while they’re exerting more effort than they are. I would often just not do stuff, because then I knew I didn’t try and fail.
Edit - mobile typing kills me
I’m not saying your proposal wouldn’t be beneficial, but it costs money (which is hard to come by in education anyway) and doesn’t increase learning outcomes. What educational item gets cut to pay for the whole staff of people that “identifying kids with ADHD”?
This is the harsh reality that there are lots of good ideas, but only so much resources to implement any.
Hey, I’ll pay for it if there’s a way. I wouldn’t mind a 5-10% extra tax if it means our education gets much better for the younger versions of us.
I really hope this can be improved with AI. A teacher can teach in ways that are effective for most students, but not all. But an LLM can scale up more than a teacher. Hopefully educators can somehow leverage that tech as a tool to multiply their own effectiveness.
No LLMs are not a solution to this problem in any way shape or form. This is a human problem that needs to be solved by humans.