Aug 31, 2018, Irish Examiner: Student Saoirse, 11, designs sensory room for her school https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/student-saoirse-11-designs-sensory-room-for-her-school-865756.html …Saoirse, a sixth class student, came up with the design when she entered a ‘Fyffes Go Bananas’ primary school design competition which invited budding young architects to submit ideas as to how best to incorporate a multi-sensory space into a mainstream school. … “We are delighted and we know it will bring great pleasure to all the students,” said school principal Susan O’Hanrahan. “It has many features including a climbing wall, a trampoline, a bouncing ball area, rope ladders, tactile areas, and multiple mirrors.”… “Scoil Naomh Eltin now has two separate multi-sensory spaces. …
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.