Learning - Ranting

I Can't Concentrate on Work!!

With Exams coming up I have been expected to work and get on with revision, to that concept I say, argh. It's so annoying not being able to get on. It really doesn't matter how I force myself I just don't want to concentrate on it for more than 5 minutes. -_-

So from now on I've decided to find ways to motivate me. This will be things like rewards as well as traditional time pressure. I think one Youtuber described it perfectly when talking about ADHD, when he said, he's not lazy, he just doesn't do work until just before the deadline. Now obviously I don't have ADHD, I'm just lazy and should push and punish myself until I get on. But that being said, are people putting too much emphisis on learning disabilities, there has been a rise in cases of ADHD and other related issues, and although some of them are genuine, how many would not have been classed under this system 20 years ago. Is this rise due to a more relaxed borderline or a public view from parents that a child who doesn't get problems immediately or is poorly behaved, is suffering. Without consideration, that the child isn't naturally gifted, or the parents own fault. This is problem that many have discussed recently.

However; like anything there is another side to this.
 - It could be based on the further pressure education has on the children of today, as the pressure to keep up with other countries increases.
 - True. But is this for our own good, if we together try to make ourselves collectively smarter we can compete with other nations and use our unique skills, while education IS important because we can't rely on manufacturing in this country and instead we must utilise our use of technology.

Also by saying your child has learning difficulties you have categorised them, making them believe they either, can never achieve because of their own circumstance or alternatively give them an excuse to never push out their full potential. So are the acceptance of wider labels really worth it, as it puts more pressure on a already stretched health care system.

You don't have to listen to me though, what I say never meant anything.

The only person stopping you is yourself

-|CJ|-