Public School in America

[Hook Dem]

No, it's an actual disease....if you've ever been in close proximity with someone that has it they can flat out drive you up a wall. But I think for the most part it's also a cop out to categorize and sedate a child that may have just a little more difficult time being a perfect little angel than others.

Spurswoman hits it right on!

[Spurminator]

Is ADD an American-only disease?

Why would that be an obstacle to American students and not others? Is it better-treated in those other countries?

It already seems to be over-treated here.

[Shelly]

Damn, Scott. That's sad. Do you happen to know which state has the best schools? TIA

[SpursWoman]

Spurswoman hits it right on!

I have a lot of experience with this issue.

[MannyIsGod]

My sister was HAAD or something, and ADD diagnosed.

Well , to be honest, half my damn generation is ADD diagnosed.

I am willing to accept that some people actually have it. I still maintain it's way the overdiagnosed for the purpose of drug sales.

[MannyIsGod]

Damn, Scott. That's sad. Do you happen to know which state has the best schools? TIA

Japan :p

[Spurminator]

I probably could get diagnosed for AADD or whatever, but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay that much for those pills.

[bigzak25]

all of us have short attention spans for that bores us.....

some kids just don't know how to be quiet and stfu in class....that's parental and school lack of discipline.

i like the cartoon though hook.

[Marcus Garvey]

Brothers and sisters, we are ed.

[SpursWoman]

My sister was HAAD or something, and ADD diagnosed.

Well , to be honest, half my damn generation is ADD diagnosed.

I am willing to accept that some people actually have it. I still maintain it's way the overdiagnosed for the purpose of drug sales.

It's ADHD, btw.

And if you spent time with someone that really has it, as opposed to someone who was diagnosed with it because maybe there are other behavioral problems and sedating them would be the easiest way out instead of getting to the root of them....there is absolutely no way you would ever mistake the two again.

It's like taking a woman who says she's *depressed* all of the time and just giving her a script for Prozac, when all she really needed was to get off her ass, exercise, open the curtains and get some fresh air...and change the music in her CD changer.

But its easier for a doctor to scribble on a pad and rush her out the door so he can see the next in line. Less effort, more $$.

[JoeChalupa]

I think it is a conspiracy.
The drug companies and physicians don't want parents to "discipline" their child.
They'd rather make them pay for pills or counseling so they can make bigger profits.

I do find it odd that so many kids are diagnosed with something these days.
Heck, quite of few here at work have their kids on meds.

I pray that I'll never have to resort to that.

[Hook Dem]

[Useruser666]

My sister was HAAD or something, and ADD diagnosed.

Well , to be honest, half my damn generation is ADD diagnosed.

I am willing to accept that some people actually have it. I still maintain it's way the overdiagnosed for the purpose of drug sales.

Oh man, tooooo easy! But: Your sisters been had?

[MannyIsGod]

hahahah