Oct 18, 2017, Cullman (AL) Times: City school board declares Dyslexia Awareness Month http://www.cullmantimes.com/news/city-school-board-declares-dyslexia-awareness-month/article_facd749e-b3aa-11e7-b739-37d91f2ed265.html Following the State Board of Education and other school districts around Alabama, the Cullman City School Board named October Dyslexia Awareness Month at its meeting on Tuesday. Superintendent Susan Patterson noted the need for awareness of dyslexia and the importance of training for teachers to support students who have dyslexia. “It’s important to raise awareness of dyslexia, recognizing that statistics tell us that as much as 15-20 percent of our students can be affected in their learning by Dyslexia,” she said. “Through our school-based reading specialists, we are ensuring all students receive the support needed to be successful readers and learners.”
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.