It's always fucking fidgeting that sets the boomers off. I probably have undiagnosed ADHD on top of a spectrum disorder, so I fidget a lot, and I got in so much shit for it from boomers as a kid. Teachers, parents, anyone. Just let me stim in peace so I can actually do what it is you want me to do, dammit.
Around fifth grade i had so much fidgeting stuff in my desk, unbent paperclips, rubber bands, those triangle shaped erasers, clay my friend took from the art room, my desk was full of it. I had a substitute helper teacher once take my desk and dump everything in it into the trash, including all my school work, the actual teacher and one of my friends helped me pull it all out of the trash.
It always seems to be the classrom aid who is the worst and hates children, the actual teachers were generally nicer.
Lol yeah I am in my 30's and finally got a diagnosis for ADHD thanks to my GP being actually on the ball and talking with me about my anxiety instead of just sticking me on antidepressents (which now I have found out actually can make some adhd symptoms worse)
Anyway yeah school was shit. I remember once after being asked loads of times to focus and pay attention innocently asking my teacher (must have been what? 8 or 9?) How to pay attention and focus. Man that landed me in the shit.
It's always fucking fidgeting that sets the boomers off. I probably have undiagnosed ADHD on top of a spectrum disorder, so I fidget a lot, and I got in so much shit for it from boomers as a kid. Teachers, parents, anyone. Just let me stim in peace so I can actually do what it is you want me to do, dammit.
Around fifth grade i had so much fidgeting stuff in my desk, unbent paperclips, rubber bands, those triangle shaped erasers, clay my friend took from the art room, my desk was full of it. I had a substitute helper teacher once take my desk and dump everything in it into the trash, including all my school work, the actual teacher and one of my friends helped me pull it all out of the trash.
It always seems to be the classrom aid who is the worst and hates children, the actual teachers were generally nicer.
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Holy shit I love Vietnam even more now
Teaching children to organise seems like a valuable skill. Even if it requires you to get your ass beat before the kids realise their power.
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Lol yeah I am in my 30's and finally got a diagnosis for ADHD thanks to my GP being actually on the ball and talking with me about my anxiety instead of just sticking me on antidepressents (which now I have found out actually can make some adhd symptoms worse)
Anyway yeah school was shit. I remember once after being asked loads of times to focus and pay attention innocently asking my teacher (must have been what? 8 or 9?) How to pay attention and focus. Man that landed me in the shit.