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by fleitz 5361 days ago
If you dislike the school system you'll love reading John Taylor Gatto.

ADHD is normal in a school setting, it's one of the most boring institutions on the planet, on par with a city jail.

I met the criteria for ADHD. However, when you have to give children the same class of drugs that cause people to find credit fraud interesting you know something is wrong with the school system and not the kids.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextroamphetamine This is what they had my friend on in Grade 7. Insanity.

"A meth user can stay awake for several days at a time, and is often content to perform repetitive tasks -- even having the patience to stitch together shredded documents."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4460349/ns/technology_and_scienc...

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Thanks for the book suggestion, ordered.