Is the average teacher prepared to work with kids who are twice-exceptional?
LINDA: In general, I would say the average teacher is not. As I said earlier, they receive little to no training in this area. I meet many teachers at conferences throughout the year, and a surprisingly small number of them know what the term twice exceptional means. But as soon as they find out, they relate to it immediately and begin to share stories of their students who fit the profile exactly. They often say that the student behaviors that baffled them before now make sense. They seem hungry for information on how to deal with these children. 9) Are we seeing more kids with medical problems along with learning problems in the schools? LINDA: Brain research is revealing so much today about learning problems. Through brain scans we can see the areas of the brain involved in dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, and other problems. We see that many of what we have termed learning problems and behavior problems have a physical basis in the brain. MARK: My opinion is that we’re just be
