Kids With Dyslexia, ADHD: Try Smarter, Not Try Harder
Hear from David Flink, cofounder and CEO of Eye to Eye, on why he used to think he wasn't smart and should be trying harder in school. Today, he encourages kids with ADHD and dyslexia like...
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[David Flink on "Trying Smarter"][Understood, for learning & attention issues][David Flink - Cofounder and CEO, Eye to Eye] When a kid is struggling with learning and attention issueslike I was struggling with learning and attention issues when I was a kid,the easy answer is well, why is this kidnot learning to spell or why is this kid having troublesitting still for long periods of time.Clearly, they're just not giving it their 100 percent.And so a teacher turns to that kid, or I rememberteachers turning to me and saying, "Just can you trya little harder to just focus here? Can you go homeand try to learn those spelling words?I know you can do a little bit better. I believe in you.I believe in you." That was the messag...
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[David Flink on "Trying Smarter"][Understood, for learning & attention issues][David Flink - Cofounder and CEO, Eye to Eye] When a kid is struggling with learning and attention issueslike I was struggling with learning and attention issues when I was a kid,the easy answer is well, why is this kidnot learning to spell or why is this kid having troublesitting still for long periods of time.Clearly, they're just not giving it their 100 percent.And so a teacher turns to that kid, or I rememberteachers turning to me and saying, "Just can you trya little harder to just focus here? Can you go homeand try to learn those spelling words?I know you can do a little bit better. I believe in you.I believe in you." That was the messag...
