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		<title>The Purpose of Homework</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever really thought about why teachers assign homework?  I know kids think of it as so much busy work, designed to make their lives more difficult, but we know that&#8217;s not true.
The purpose of homework is twofold: to review the day&#8217;s lessons and increase understanding and to prepare for the following days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing A Paper</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have an article whose deadline is today, March 1, 2010.  It&#8217;s about half finished.  Lucky for me, the person I have to submit it to understands ADHD very well, so when I finally get it in around midnight, she most likely will be OK with that.
Learning to write a paper, whether for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tech Savvy, Better Grades</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all of these wonderful technological advances at our disposal these days; why not put them to work at helping you earn better grades?
Here are a few random ideas, in no particular order:
Teachers &#8211; get your Twitter on.  Really.  How cool would it be if each of your teachers had a Twitter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class Clown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone can remember a class clown or two from their school years.  You may even know an adult version.
Class clowns are often kids with ADHD who use humor as a defensive device. The kid with poor grades and awkward social skills could quite easily find himself on the fringes of the classroom when it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADHD Scholarships</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I had the pleasure of helping out a sweet girl who is headed off to college this fall.  One of the things she asked me about was scholarship opportunities for ADD Students.
A few years ago I would have had to tell her that there were no scholarships available specifically for ADHD students.
Happily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make it Relevant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to teach a class for UAW workers at Daimler Chrysler.  The class was designed to prepare them for a skilled trades exam and included a lot of math and some physics.
I vividly remember one gentleman I worked with who was having trouble understanding percentages.  It seemed that the concept was too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group Projects</title>
		<link>http://addstudent.com/2010/02/group-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://addstudent.com/2010/02/group-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Group projects are often used in school and the workplace because they have a lot of potential in terms of learning and accomplishment.
ADD Students, however, may not do so well in group project situations.
A group project&#8217;s dynamics include a social atmosphere; its members need to learn to communicate and work with one another effectively in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Age?</title>
		<link>http://addstudent.com/2010/01/school-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://addstudent.com/?p=943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I currently have all 3 of my children attending college.  Sarah is 26, Andy 25, and Caitlin is 22.  And yes, they are all working on undergraduate degrees; no one is ready for grad school yet.
Yes, they are a bit older than a &#8220;traditional&#8221; student.  At 22, Caitlin has friends who will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working Outside the Lines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you think of school or doing homework, you think of sitting at a desk.
ADD Students don&#8217;t always do well sitting at a desk, especially for long periods of time.  (Note: an ADDer&#8217;s definition of a &#8220;long period of time&#8221; may be quite different from yours.)
Unless you have an extremely understanding and flexible teacher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exam Tips</title>
		<link>http://addstudent.com/2009/12/exam-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most college students, final exams are under way or on their way.  Most high school and middle school students will likely face theirs next month.
For ADD Students, there is often added difficulty in taking an exam.  ADD brains are not consistent from one day to the next, making something you knew yesterday [...]]]></description>
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