Celebrate!ADHD® Urges Parents to Adopt-A-Teacher
Tragically, most teachers have not been taught strategies to help their brightest, most curious students -- children with ADHD -- thrive in the classroom. As a result, frustrated teachers try to change children through medication rather than changing their teaching styles. Celebrate!ADHD® is urging parents to "Adopt-A-Teacher" this fall to improve self-confidence and school performance.
(PRWEB) August 24, 2005 -- Tragically, most teachers have not been taught
strategies to help their brightest, most curious students -- children with ADHD
-- thrive in the classroom. As a result, frustrated teachers try to change
children through medication and pressure, robbing students of their
self-confidence and dignity.
Celebrate!ADHD®, the nation's preeminent
organization equipping children with ADHD for success, is urging parents of
children with ADHD to "Adopt-A-Teacher" this fall.
The organization's
innovative two-step program changes the way teachers engage children — using
hands-on, experiential activities — to dramatically improve confidence,
attention and performance.
Executive Director Kirk Martin advises
parents, "First, volunteer in your child's classroom. Busy teachers with large
classes need an extra set of eyes, ears and hands."
Secondly,
Celebrate!ADHD encourages parents to "Adopt-A-Teacher." This unique service
enables teachers to attend the organization's popular Parent & Teacher
Workshops, receive a free copy of their forthcoming book, "Celebrate! ADHD," and
benefit from unlimited Personal Coaching throughout the school year.
Celebrate!ADHD is subsidizing this program so that parents can give
teachers over $500 worth of training and coaching for only
$39.00.
"Whether a teacher has a question about a specific child or needs
help designing lesson plans, we are committed to equipping teachers to
effectively engage creative children," Martin says.
In fact, children
with ADHD don’t need to be changed—Celebrate!ADHD has witnessed an 85% reduction
in Ritalin use by cultivating each child's natural gifts and passions.
"A teacher's attitude can be the most potent prescription," Martin
contends. "The Adopt-A-Teacher program can significantly impact our culture.
Society desperately needs the energy, creativity, passion and persistence that
only children with ADHD possess."
Celebrate!ADHD is equipping children
for success by pioneering a number of firsts: In 2006, the organization will
unveil the nation's first "School of Creativity and Entrepreneurship" -- the
only true educational option that capitalizes on the strengths of children with
ADHD.
Celebrate!ADHD has declared September 20th, 2005 the first annual
NationalCelebrate ADHD Day to acknowledge the significant contributions people
with ADHD make to society. On the same day, Martin will mark a first by
simultaneously releasing a non-fiction title for parents, "Celebrate! ADHD," and
a thrilling novel, "Gifted," about a seventeen-year-old boy with ADHD.
Find more information on the web at www.celebrateADHD.com.
About Celebrate!ADHD/ Kirk
Martin
Celebrate!ADHD is the nation's preeminent organization equipping
children with ADHD for success by developing their natural gifts, talents and
passions. Its innovative Summer Camps have attracted children from all over
North America.
Executive Director and Founder Kirk Martin is an
accomplished speaker, author and entrepreneur who serves on the Board of a
Charter School for at-risk children in Washington, D.C. An experienced
interviewee, Martin has appeared on numerous television and radio programs.
Martin is particularly adept at interacting with audiences and encourages
Q&A sessions with parents starving for a positive way to help their
children.
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