mentalblog.com comments:
Somewhere along the line, Jewish schools stopped being community entities and started being personal businesses. They present a single product. If it benefits you, buy it, if not, look elsewhere. With a small amount of research, most of these schools could get the resources to help kids who do not fit in or have extraordinary problems, but they do not consider it "their job". It is more troubole than it is worth and does not pass cost benefit analysis. What do we expect when the only qualification for leading educational institutions is sharing DNA with the founder?
you stole my thunder, rebel.
istead of being smart asess you should console the woman
This is terrible.
TA
I was reiterating what was said on that blog by "Akiva". I could not agree more. This should not have happened, because it should be a regular contingency in our educational system. However, Jewish educators no longer view it that way, that they are there for every Jewish child. If you don't like their product, you just have to go to another business. This is an excellent example of how our failed educational system continues to fail. Most states provide psychologists and support, especially for such a wide problem as ADHD. But as with FEMA support, the schools have to apply for it. They have to care!
The Rebbe once heard a shliach bring a report that a very large percentage of Jewish kids in his town were in the Jewish school. The Rebbe told him that he would not be satisfied until EVERY child was accounted for.
When we start viewing it that way, the leaders will follow.
What a tragedy.
Rebel, you hit the nail on the head.
Meyredik!
1. Orthodox shrinks are too fst with the prescription pad.
My daughter as a young child did not want to go to school her mother took her to an orthodox mental health professional(who also is a clergyman of a MO shul that describes itself as caring etc) The pro prescribed her with drugs for ADD etc which she did not have and does not have etc 13 years later. Instead of waiting many orthodox shrinks are all too fast to go to the pad!
2. Home schooling or no school is today better than public schools.
3. Morasha kehillat Yaakov the Tore is the property of all Jews not only the Tore giants ...
The alarming trend in our yeshivot and day schools to prescribe powerful medications such as paxil or ritalin should not go unnoticed. A friend of mine is a psychologist who works with three yeshivot in Brooklyn, and says that up to 40% of the students in one yeshiva are on medication for ADHD! Like the secular school system, nurses and administration are sending home students with orders not to return unless they are put on medication. While there is not enough space here to discuss in detail (I am a health professional in Chinese medicine for 25 years), I'd just like to point out that such factors as diet, lack of exercise (especially in yeshivot), over-study, problems with peers at school, issues in the home all contribute to ADHD, so it should not be viewed as purely a chemical/pharmacological problem. There is no excuse for this trend.
"(I am a health professional in Chinese medicine for 25 years)"
Where is rebeljew when you need him? ;)
acupuncture has its merits you know
BDA
In this case, I agree with Z'ev on the factors, and I would add lack of sleep. I don't think most MDs would say differently. Does that mean that acupuncture or other "qi" based remedies are effective against ADHD? I don't think so. ;)
I strongly advise you to get in touch with Leah Steinberg at the National Agudah Office in NY. She helped us tremendously to set up a program in our hometown for adhd, add, odd, and aspergers children. you can email me at jewisheducationforall@yahoo.com
did u know that they found that a quick withdrwel from paxil may leed to commiting suicide!!
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