Phyllis Fagell
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361 appearances
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first heard Oct 2021
last heard Oct 2021
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There is a lot
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kids, right?
Absolutely.
And I think the kids who have executive functioning challenges and know that about themselves actually might fare better
on the return to school because they already have strategies in place.
Whereas kids who've never had to struggle or who have been away from school for a year and a half and are coming back and the difficulty level has ramped up, or maybe they're transitioning from elementary to middle and they suddenly go from one home room to seven different
teachers and there's just so many moving parts to keep track of, they may suddenly need that kind of support in a way that they didn't in the past.
And so in a sense, I think kids who are differently wired and have had to spend a tremendous amount of time working on the strategies that work for them may be at an advantage.
And actually, if you have a kid whose nervous system is...
over stressed, then trying to make up for lost time or trying to double down on the work so that they quote unquote catch up is actually going to backfire.
They're going to feel less competent.
Their work might take a hit and they might see their grades slide and that could actually hurt their motivation.
We want to be doing what we can to set kids up for success.
And part of setting them up for success is meeting them exactly where they are and where more often than not, they're going to meet with success right now.
I think we need to be doing a lot of validating of where our kids are.
And I haven't explained validating doesn't mean that you approve of their behavior or that you agree with how they feel.
If they tell you that somebody absolutely hates them and you don't validate them, you might say, no, they don't.
They really like you.
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