Viewing Guide to Misunderstood Minds

Viewing Guide to Misunderstood Minds

EDT 343

Winter, 2008

Answer the questions associated with each case study or as assigned by the instructor. Be sure to think about how your answers relate to what we you have read & have discussed.

Nathan Vanhoy

1. What opportunities provided by his family helped him to “mask” his disability?

2. What were Nathan’s parents’ reactions to the teachers’ pronouncements about Nathan’s performance? What was Nathan’s reaction?

3. How did the diagnosis of Nathan affect his family?

4. What did the educators do to assist Nathan and his family?

5. What did Dr. Levine offer that was helpful to the Nathan & his family?

6. What strategies helped Nathan over time?

Lauren

1. How was Lauren affected socially by her problems?

2. How was Lauren’s family affected by her problems?

3. How did Lauren & her family try to cope with her problems?

4. What did Dr. Levine provide for Lauren & her family?

5. What dilemmas are presented by the use of medication for Lauren?

6. What educational strategies are of assistance to Lauren?

Sarah Lee

1. What impacts in the classroom did Sarah’s problems present for her & for her teacher?

2. How does her mother & family history provide support for Sarah Lee?

3. What does the speech & language specialist discover about Sarah Lee?

4. What are some educational strategies that can or do assist Sarah Lee?

5. What has Sarah Lee done to help herself?

6. Why do you think Sarah Lee has made progress over the year?

Nathan Neeves

1. What impacts did Nathan’s problems have on his family?

2. How do Nathan’s problems affect his behavior and learning?

3. How does Nathan’s family try to deal with his learning and behavioral problems at first?

4. What does Dr. Levine offer in terms of ways to understand Nathan’s problems?

5. Why do you think Nathan’s parents believe military school will help him?

6. Do you think Nathan’s improvements will continue when he leaves the military school?

Adam

1. What are the impacts of Adam not being identified until later in his schooling?

2. What are the impacts of Adam’s problems on his family?

3. How does the school psychologist help you to understand how things could go so awry?

4. How does Adam try to compensate for his educational problems?

5. What are some educational strategies that might have helped Adam do better when he returned to school?

6. What are the impacts on society when students like Adam fail?

Overall Questions/Considerations for All Groups

1. What effective/ineffective communication skills did you see presented in the case studies?

2. What effective/ineffective roles did the teachers play in the case studies?