What: 8-year old boys violin lesson.
Situation: I find out that this boy has been diagnosed with ADD.
My thoughts: Aaaah!!! This explains so much! Now I know why he’s not understanding, no matter how I teach him. Thank goodness I’ve dealt with this before and have studied how to teach kids with ADD!
Results: This boy is learning so much more, and is understanding what I’m teaching!
Epiphany: I always knew he had trouble focusing, so why not try my “ADD-friendly” teaching methods with other students who have trouble focusing?
Experiment: Another 8-year old boy with trouble focusing, with whom I tried these techniques.
FAIL: Turns out that this kid doesn’t have trouble focusing, he’s just a brat.
