Those kids turned out to be writers, poets, yoga masters, painters, veterinarians, an international ice-skating champion, and whatever road their life was meant to take.
To explain why and how those students with learning disabilities succeeded, would take a novel. In the meantime, this blog can provide a few insights -- one at a time.
As to the topic of time, the most important aspect of understanding children with physical or emotional learning disabilities is that these kids have amazing "abilities." There is a reason for the word "ability" in the word "dis-ability."
Creative individuals like kids with learning dis-abilities are most active at night because it is when the brain functions differently.
Most everyone who is able to remember his or her dreams ( a skill that can be learned) knows how utterly awesome the brain works in creating the most unimaginable images, metaphors, and story lines.
In contrast to kids who follow the "logic" left-brain hemisphere directions to sleep at night, kids with learning dis-abilities (governed by the creative right side of the brain), follow their "nature" to be creative when the brain works at its ultimate.
Imagine waking up every night when you have a dream and feeling the need to have to write it down, draw it, or express it in any other way.
As such, it is no surprise that children with learning dis-abilities are tired in the morning and have trouble following other people's understanding of "time" management.
More on the topic and how our school dealt with the "time" issue to be continued ....
"No one knows whether or not he is a writer unless he has tried writing at night." – H.P. Lovecraft pic.twitter.com/VUsZpq4SZ6— Chuck Sambuchino (@ChuckSambuchino) August 11, 2016
