Dear Sticks’ Middle School Teachers,
This is for all of you who told me my son had no ability for science. It’s for all of you who told me that he wouldn’t amount to much if he couldn’t manage his homework better. It’s for all of you who wrote him off as being a hopelessly hyperactive boy who wouldn’t manage the rigors of high school. It’s for all of you who told me that I’d be lucky if he managed to get into college at all.
(drum roll, please)
AP Chemistry Exam Score: FIVE (5)
Yes, teachers, that’s right. A FIVE. For an exam that he prepared for while doing 6 extracurricular hours per week of drumline and 6 extracurricular hours per week of college jazz band. If you would have clued into the fact that he performed better with harder material we would’ve been ahead, instead of behind the game.
Sincerely,
Sticks’ Mom
Dear Moms and Dads of ADHD kids,
Please don’t let the schools tell you your child is handicapped. He’s not. Yes, ADHD does present challenges and frustrations, and not all ADHD kids are the same. But they CAN do it. It takes someone who wants to challenge them to rise to their specific ability to help them succeed. All too often there are teachers like the ones I wrote to above — who assign our kids to the scrap heap because they don’t fit the mold of the “typical” student. I’m here to tell you that I’ve got one who fits that mold and one who doesn’t fit the mold, and the one who doesn’t just ACED the AP Chemistry Exam.
Just fight for your kids. And hope for even one teacher who sees what they can do. Don’t assume that what the teachers tell you is always true.
Sincerely,
Sticks’ (very happy) Mom
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