tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post5482100071924635575..comments2024-03-26T17:33:00.652+13:00Comments on Dutchcorner: Learning disabilities don't existMarjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-15155542882295054622009-12-01T14:23:04.351+13:002009-12-01T14:23:04.351+13:00Very good post. I am fascinated with the brain and...Very good post. I am fascinated with the brain and how it works and have read many books and articles on it. I have been working in the field of special education for most of my professional life and though I could never explain why as you have here; I have always told my students as well as their parents that the term learning disability is only a label. A label used to put students in categories in order to 'help' them learn, but in reality how many brains take in, manipulate and express information in the same way? Probably not many. Then for the life of me, I have never been able to understand why we expect people to learn at a certain rate, or in a certain way as what we might call the "norm" or what might fall within a range considered as the "norm". Society wants to put us all in a neat little package and those who are different or unable to conform are labeled. In reality...we all learn things differently. when we were created, a large part of our uniqueness takes place in our brains. At least that seems reasonable to me. Each person has a unique take on the world as we engage in and experience all it has to offer. The world of education needs to spend more time helping ALL students by assessing, probing and finding each person's unique learning style and then teach according to what they find. This can be done and I think we are moving in that direction, but change is not readily accepted and it takes time. Setting up classrooms with a wide variety of teaching techniques that offer many avenues to learning as well as opportunities for investigating and applying what we learn would be best. Instead of standardized testing we would do our students better by teaching to their strengths rather than expecting them to fit as square pegs in round holes. Just my thoughts. ;)much2ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392298165950651491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-13083152644269735352009-11-20T05:05:19.621+13:002009-11-20T05:05:19.621+13:00a very interesting post..thanks for the informatio...a very interesting post..thanks for the information MarjaRamblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048279856792308653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-57432526797745828642009-11-20T02:27:44.941+13:002009-11-20T02:27:44.941+13:00Very interesting post again,dear Marja!
Have a nic...Very interesting post again,dear Marja!<br />Have a nice day!Steffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780074291143476485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-11613000283085103242009-11-19T23:27:38.882+13:002009-11-19T23:27:38.882+13:00Marja! This is the most interesting post I read to...Marja! This is the most interesting post I read today! It's true that our brain halves have different tasks. I have several relatives on my husband's side who suffer from schizofrenia. That means that the brain halves don't communicate. One brain half sees or hears something other people don't do. The other brain half has to correct it and give the right information but it doesn't, and then the person suffering from delusions believes that he really sees or hears right.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-18410187812193515762009-11-19T20:53:49.568+13:002009-11-19T20:53:49.568+13:00On many of these points I had no idea how things w...On many of these points I had no idea how things worked. Great post!Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-18264248580973248212009-11-19T19:38:38.207+13:002009-11-19T19:38:38.207+13:00Interesting to say d least...very unlike ur posts ...Interesting to say d least...very unlike ur posts of tours n travels...ws a pleasant surprise.I blogged after a long time.Pls chk Marja.deepteshpoetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085957808600583994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-90554682902506607422009-11-19T18:13:45.077+13:002009-11-19T18:13:45.077+13:00This is a good post Marja. I am reading it again. ...This is a good post Marja. I am reading it again. Happy weekend..love/MAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402753481785047700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-60826766882077207652009-11-19T13:23:37.220+13:002009-11-19T13:23:37.220+13:00I found this very very informative...thank you so ...I found this very very informative...thank you so much for sharing this info... I've learnt a bit:)<br /><br />Have a great day, Marja:)<br /><br />CyrusAutoDThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602114296433167172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-82442167947708845032009-11-19T12:17:36.118+13:002009-11-19T12:17:36.118+13:00Hi Marja! Interesting post! Always learning... any...Hi Marja! Interesting post! Always learning... anyway...<br /><br />Blogtrotter is firmly back to an amazing building... ;)). Enjoy and have a great week!GMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775262251208390861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838644232340959537.post-77216925870041846662009-11-19T04:28:31.007+13:002009-11-19T04:28:31.007+13:00This is an entirely new way of thought for me. So ...This is an entirely new way of thought for me. So as we all believe everybody is equal. That was a good insight.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />AnwinAnwinhttp://anw.innoreply@blogger.com