Before You Call That Child A
Dullard
It
amuses me the way people just used the word “dull” when it comes to learning.
So many times I find myself asking if these people really know the true meaning
of dull, and if they do, on what criteria do they base their judgment?
Dull
in the oxford dictionary as regard to learning means, “slow to learn or
understand; lacking intellectual acuity.” From this definition, it becomes
glaring that rather than the pervasiveness of “dull” in the academic (learning)
context, the word should be reserved for those who truly fit the category {those
with inability to learn as they should}. With the pervasiveness of this word,
one may say that the word “dull” fit the class of psychological abuse. For
example, because a child failed a test on several occasion does not make the
child a dullard but rather, this should call your attention to other things
like;
Does the child have a good sight?
Is
the child given the adequate amount of guidance?
Does
the system of teaching the teacher use suit the child?
Is
the environment suitable for learning?
Is
he/she experiencing difficulty in all spheres of learning and not just on few
areas?
Is
he/she not a victim of bully in the school?
Does
the child experience a healthy parent-child relationship?
Is
the child not a victim of a trauma?
Is
the home environment conducive for the child?
After
you’ve satisfied all this, you still need to go a step further to determine
his/her cognitive ability i.e, go for psychological/neurological checkup.
If
eventually you found out that your child is “dull”/mentally retarded, you don’t
need to panic or freak out because that does not imply that your child can not
learn, it only means that, the pace at which he/she learns is slow and might
require the help of special teachers.
photocredits: child-development-guide.com, psychogossip.blogspot.com
photocredits: child-development-guide.com, psychogossip.blogspot.com
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