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I'm always fascinated by ADHD and have you guys read Procrustean Bed (Taleb, 2010) where he silently hints at this with the following quote: "For instance, few
by megamix 3y ago
I'm always fascinated by ADHD and have you guys read Procrustean Bed (Taleb, 2010) where he silently hints at this with the following quote: "For instance, few realize that we are changing the brains of schoolchildren through medication in order to make them adjust to the curriculum, rather than the reverse."
- dirtybirdnj 3y agocannot upvote this hard enough. group think is so appealing to the herd that they will throw out reality to stay comfortable themselves. who cares what the means are as long as there is no discomfort for ourselves.
- hirvi74 3y agoTrust me, I would have benefited from changes like this. However, while such changes would be a great start, I think it would be cruel to adjust curriculum to a person with ADHD, then throw them into a society that does not adjust to them. If anything, the current system is at least consistent i.e., the same shit system in curriculum prepared me for the same shit system the world runs on.
- notfed 3y agoAs an ADHDer I don't think any curriculum would have worked for me. It's not a simple matter of "let's just teach ADHD kids the ADHD way". Medication has allowed me to absorb a massive amount of important knowledge that I would have otherwise ignored.