Dr. Michael Postma
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697 appearances
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first heard Dec 2017
last heard Jul 2022
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And, you know, they're not set up to be successful with these kind of kids.
So part of the onus is on our administration and on the government in terms of really taking a look at how we teach our kids and maybe adjusting that to a point where we actually have more contact with
individual contact, more holistic, like I talked about before, holistic development versus just, you know, we got to get through this curriculum, we got to get through the curriculum.
We call it the tyranny of the curriculum.
And there's ways to get around that.
Our whole, the culture of testing has taken over.
And that's, you know, all these things are pressure and anxiety points.
They're not good for teachers.
They're not good for kids.
They're not good for families.
So I think we have some bigger fish to fry overall.
But again, the next book I'm hoping if I have some time to plan is more for parents.
But in the meantime, I did write an article for Parents called In Search of Shangri-La, which is kind of helping to guide them to look for programs for gifted and 2E kids and what questions to ask and what to look for, those kind of things.
Having been in the system for many years, you know, getting the kind of the inside look.
So I certainly would be willing to make that available if needed.
It is international.
Okay.
Yes.
The mandate, you know, the organization really represents looking at that holistic approach again, supporting emotional, social needs of kids and
We see that as so valuable.
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