The quiet student is the most misunderstood person in the classroom. This student hardly ever speaks or does it inaudibly when asked a question. She barely interacts with her peers and never volunteers to participate in activities. She acts cowardly during presentations but does fairly good written work. Teachers do …

The lazy student is sluggish, fatigued, and unresponsive. This student comes to class, sits at the back and naps for the entire period. Some teachers interrupt their sessions continuously just to wake up the lazy student. Others ignore the indolence that remains out of sight behind the other students with …

In a traditional classroom with a high rate of average students, a delayed student is lost with the lesson. He is apathetic to do assignments, distant from schoolmates and invisible to everyone including the teacher. This student becomes frustrated with the whole school environment. He is usually left behind in …

Children with a lack of focus can make parents worry. While there are children who show off their good grades, scholarships, trophies and interest in continuous learning, others just don’t care. Parents know their children have a lack of focus when they show interest in everything else but school. They …

Everyone is quirky in some way or the other. Many autism signs in young children that usually make parents a little nervous tend to go away in time. In other cases, unique behaviours are embraced or ridiculed by family members, neighbours, friends, teachers, colleagues and even strangers. When the peculiarities …