The Global Search for Education: Health and Education Part 2
“Children with ADHD are typically comparable on estimates of IQ and cognitive abilities, suggesting that their disorder is what is getting in the way of learning.” — Dr. Gregory Fabiano Inattention and hyperactivity is one of the most common types of mental and behavioral health problems that affects youth, according to Dr. Charles Basch, author of Healthier Students Are Better Learners. In Basch’s...
The Global Search for Education: Health and Education
“Highly prevalent, specific health problems have powerful effects on students’ motivation and ability to learn, and have not been addressed well in our nation’s schools.” — Chuck Basch Today I begin a series of articles to focus on problems that affect our domestic achievement gap, with the objective of identifying solutions for these issues. Should health disparities be a fundamental part of...
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