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[quote=juanjunoz][quote=Anonymous]My daughter has mild ADHD as well, does very well in math class as it's repetitive and isn't timed. Does not do well with math tests, she makes a lot of careless mistakes or skips over sections to returns to and forgets.  I don't think this is unusual and absolutely does not mean your daughter is dumb. I can't speak for your kid, but with mine it comes down to poor executive functioning skills and a coach is probably needed in her future. [/quote]

Very glad to hear that my daughter isn't the only one. And I never meant to suggest seriously that she or any kid like her was "dumb." I just wrote that for the one crank out there who always posts some vicious comment. TBH I don't think there's anything wrong with a young person having issues with attention and executive functioning--kids develop in different ways and at different rates--they're KIDS, not mini-adults--but the world we live in today puts kids under a microscope in a way that I never was. I came across one of my middle school report cards and showed it to my daughter: all Cs and Ds except for art and music. And I never would have gotten a decent score on the ISEE. Amazingly, after getting asked to take my business elsewhere by the Montgomery County public school system, a private school decided to overlook my bad grades and bad attitude and admitted me. I went on to take AP classes, go to a good (top 15) liberal arts college. But I don't think even that same private school would do that now. 
So I think the current educational paradigm puts way too much stress on kids and yet here I am, getting carried right along with it.
Anyhow, thank you for your feedback![/quote]

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