It's a jungle ~ kids develop a natural pecking order, and teachers fit into it, too, unfortunately. Kids are affected first by how they are treated at home, and second, by how and what they eat. These are the two main contributors that affect a child's behavior. Sugar and artificial food coloring, and other chemicals, cause kids to 'act up' and traumatic situations at home cause them to 'act out'. In this way a child who has a chance to be a normal, contributing member of society can be formed and then marked as a 'problem', and of course can come to believe the label must be true.
Let's not forget how many successful and 'genius' level people had problems with the structure 'provided' in our schools, and were considered disruptive and lacking potential!
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It's a jungle ~ kids develop a natural pecking order, and teachers fit into it, too, unfortunately. Kids are affected first by how they are treated at home, and second, by how and what they eat. These are the two main contributors that affect a child's behavior. Sugar and artificial food coloring, and other chemicals, cause kids to 'act up' and traumatic situations at home cause them to 'act out'. In this way a child who has a chance to be a normal, contributing member of society can be formed and then marked as a 'problem', and of course can come to believe the label must be true. Let's not forget how many successful and 'genius' level people had problems with the structure 'provided' in our schools, and were considered disruptive and lacking potential!