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To: Dayuhan who wrote (24597)	8/26/1998 5:19:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

I was exchanging e-mail with a relative in the US on the subject of kids and schools. This is clipped from one of her mails: The schools are also plagued with children suffering from "attention deficit disorder" - a kind of umbrella term for everything from "dyslexia" [itself a pretty broadly used term] to "hyperkinetic behavior" to just plain lack of self-discipline [this last is never mentioned as it might imply a degree of volitional control or old fashioned will power which current educational ideology refuses to acknowledge]. The society at large is inundated with incentives for immediate self-gratification that undercut the older ideals of social responsibility, not to mention the hopelessly antiquated virtue of patience. I'm wondering if anyone here can confirm or comment. Steve