| So what is learning disabilities really | | | | story about a young child that grew up |
| all about? The following report | | | | in a poverty-stricken home. The child |
| includes some fascinating information | | | | was raised by a paranoid schizophrenia, |
| about learning disabilities--info you | | | | and mothered by a woman that was |
| can use, not just the old stuff they | | | | defeated by the man she called her |
| used to tell you. | | | | husband. The mother taught this child |
| From the day we are born, we have the | | | | that boys were better than girls were |
| ability to see, hear, smell, touch, and | | | | since this is how she was forced to |
| even relate to the people around us. A | | | | believe. The mother also let the child |
| newborn baby can sense its mother when | | | | know that a child is to be seen, and |
| she is near. The baby has the ability | | | | never heard, and sometimes seeing the |
| in the womb and after birth to sense | | | | child is a waste of parental time. |
| when a mother is sad, happy, depressed, | | | | The father taught the child that |
| tense and so forth. Therefore, we can | | | | talking, crying, over happily, showing |
| see learning begins when the egg is | | | | any emotions at all was a source of |
| futile. | | | | trouble. The child feared the father in |
| If a child is reared by, a mother that | | | | that if she showed any emotions that |
| suffers bipolar disabilities the child | | | | angered him logically or illogically. |
| will learn to act out irrationally, | | | | She would reap punishment. |
| since mother is an example. If the | | | | The young child was taught that |
| father is an alcohol, the child might | | | | education had no value, other than a |
| learn to drink when the emotions are | | | | system that was controlling the lives of |
| threatened. A child might even resort to | | | | others. To a degree, this man was right |
| alcohol if he or she feels happy for no | | | | since the National Education Association |
| apparent reason. The child may believe | | | | is constructed to rule, rather than to |
| as he or she was taught that happiness | | | | focus on helping each child learn |
| is punishable. | | | | individual. |
| What children observe and hear are | | | | Later, as the child grew she observed |
| examples that help determine the | | | | children mocking, mimicking, |
| direction a child may adhere to in life. | | | | criticizing, and hurting others. At the |
| This does not mean that the child grew | | | | same time, she watched as the teachers |
| up in a dysfunctional home with parents | | | | stood by punishing the children that |
| that lack the ability to support the | | | | fought to protect their self against the |
| family. Rather, we have alcoholics, | | | | bullies. She observed the leaders and |
| bipolar, mental illnesses, and other | | | | how they behaved when complex problems |
| complexities in homes of all | | | | presented self. The result was war! |
| occupations. | | | | Now the woman could have learned to act |
| There is not one person singled-out in | | | | out as the people around her acted, but |
| life to suffer more than others do, so | | | | she had her own beliefs and this she |
| it appears. Once this child reaches the | | | | stood firm that no one would tear her |
| age to attend Head Start he or she will | | | | down. As you can see, this woman had a |
| meet the person that will teach them a | | | | tremendous struggle ahead, since |
| new set of rules. The rules may include | | | | complexity was attempting to hinder her |
| happiness is a good thing, while | | | | learning ability. Yet she learned by |
| irrational thinking is bad. | | | | investigating, analyzing, comparing, |
| Now the child is confused because mommy | | | | contrasting, observing and so forth to |
| breaks out into uproar when stress hits | | | | find the facts to prove her stand in |
| and dad gets drunk every time he looses | | | | life. Now look carefully at this |
| control. Dad appears happy under that | | | | illustration and tell me. |
| mechanism that temporarily brings | | | | What do you see or what you have learned |
| relief, but the child knows that the | | | | from the story? Can you see that |
| happiness is false pretense. | | | | learning is effective when we stand up |
| Therefore, the child evaluates the new | | | | for what we believe based on facts to |
| teachers rules comparing them to the | | | | prove our allegations? If you cannot |
| rules his parents forced him to believe. | | | | see, then continue the complexity of |
| Where were his beliefs? How do his | | | | understanding learning disabilities. |
| beliefs fall into the picture? | | | | Now you can understand why there's a |
| His beliefs are rarely seen because | | | | growing interest in learning |
| everyone that teaches us, teaches us to | | | | disabilities. When people start looking |
| believe in accordance to their learning. | | | | for more information about learning |
| You can see that there's practical value | | | | disabilities, you'll be in a position to |
| in learning more about learning | | | | meet their needs. |
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