self esteem resources for children
learning disability and being told I can not be helped?
Is this true I could not be helped? I was in school
in the 1970s and had a learning disability and was
told I could not be helped and was almost uneducable.Was this true or ignorance of the times
due to lack of resources? I am now middle age and
still have a low self esteem.Do not let this happen
to your child if they are having problems.
I assume your in your 40′s +.
It is not surprising that any one with any sort of learning difficulty was not given much hope. Why because teachers were not taught how to recognise or how to teach student with learning difficulties. And if a teacher was kind enough to support a student, they were not supported and some times ridiculed for “wasting their time”.
It seems we are much more aware about learning difficulties, due to the number of children being diagnosed as having a learning difficulty. I think this is in part due to preservatives and colourings etc that is in near every thing we eat. And teachers are trained to pick up any learning difficulties, and how best to manage and support the student.
But it has been at a great cost to many students who struggled through the education system 1900-1980′s, usually these student were labelled lazy, uneducatable, stupid etc.
I still have a school report stating that I was mentally disabled, (I cried when a friend read it to me) simply because I could not do math formula’s or read very well, yet I could spell and write very well, which made school life hell. I became a book worm when a teacher by the name of Mr Dean, took myself and a few other students aside each day, to learn how to read.
When my daughter started school I could she too had some sort of problem, but know one could tell us what. So I pushed for a assessment to be done, it turned out she had ADHD, ODD and Dyslexia. Not surprisingly I was diagnosed as having the same.
School was hell for my daughter, she was very tiny adding to her problems, so she became a prime target for bullying. I refused to tell teachers about her ADHD, as I had seen many students labelled as naughty and bad because of the ADD/ADHD label. When she left high school she had very low self esteem.
With much support and my educating the teachers about Dyslexia, my daughter has gained qualifications as a Disability support worker. And I am so proud of her, given we had been told she would not ever gain any real qualifications, let alone a decent job. Yet she has been a qualified Life guard, and carer for young people with disabilities. (never tell us never). She has become a tiger when pushed, especially when people are being mean to those who are unable to defend themselves. (like mother like daughter)
I have also gained qualifications as a Youth & Disability support worker, as well as a Work Place Trainer & Assessor.
This is thanks to a few good teachers who were prepared to listen and support us, while gaining our qualifications. One teacher said that she had learnt as much from my daughter and I as she had taught us.
Caritas St. Mary’s: From Sanctuary to Self Esteem
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Therapeutic Exercises for Children: Professional Guide $18.99 … |
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Move Over!: Teenage Manners Coming Through $7.81 … |
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101 Games for Self-Esteem $7.87 Unlock your students’ full potential with this collection of innovative games designed to promote self-esteem. Students will learn how to relate to one another, and feel more positive about themselves while having fun playing these games. These classroom-tested activities are organized thematically (such as games with music or physical activity) and can be played in pairs or groups in the classroo… |