Eyes: watching a bird outside Ears: listening to the janitor buff the hallway floor Lips: mouthing the lyrics to the damn song that’s been floating around your head for nine days straight Hands: wait! I forgot i had those! Shit! What do i do with these? Feet: tappitytappitytappitytappitytappity…
They’re right. I get the point, you should pay attention and not be disruptive, but there are definitely ways to fidget that aren’t distracting to others.
I had multiple teachers with this exact poster
Remember: The current School system exists to churn out factory workers not create intellect people
‘twas ever thus.
Brain: Albuquerque.
“Honey? Do you wanna join the Columbia Record Club?”
Also anti note taking propaganda apparently
Well there are some kids that have massive front teeth so those mouths ain’t closing
I’m pretty sure if my foot ever stops shaking I’ll explode. Church was the worst for me as a kid. My dad would hold my knee down the entire time.
Woof, that sucks.
The church I grew up in, which has a very “high church” liturgical style, just accepts that children make sound. There’s always a constant low-volume noise from anll the kids and people just ignore it. After all, Christ said, “Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
Church shouldn’t be about rigidity or the appearance of perfection, it flies in the face of the core of the Christian religion. But I don’t think most Christians really think about their faith in living terms, they think about the trappings and appearance and going through the proper motions (as is evidenced by the evangelicals flocking to hate-filled shysters like Trump).
While there is certainly spiritual value in the ritual, it cannot be at the expense of the meaning. All rigidity does is make church suck.
Yeah church was terrible for us leg shakers. I still flinch any time someone makes a sudden movement and my leg is shaking because I’m still expecting a back of the head slap.
They forgot to include “MIND is wandering”.
in second grade the teacher put my desk on the other side of a bookshelf, separated from the rest of the class. :(
I was able to sit still just fine. Unfortunately, I would dissociate to be able to do this and as a result I had no idea what the hell was going on.
Sit still? Be quiet? Fine.
Consciousness falls inward, a galactic space battle with sapient dinosaurs ensues
ADHD-PI has no issues with sitting still and quiet. Focus and paying attention, not so much.
I hate the disassociation so much, especially since I have no control over when it happens. I’m always missing the first few words of a conversation when someone starts talking to me and have to use context to figure out what they’re talking about. The worst is when it happens in the middle of a conversation. I’m trying to listen but then suddenly I just tune-out without warning, often without realizing it.
It’s beyond frustrating, especially when you’re trying to have healthy relationships. I come across as uncaring and selfish, which is the worst part. Nobody believes me when I say that I’m trying my hardest to listen.
Hard relate. It really sucks and “active listening skills” do help a lot but it’s no substitute for just… Being able to follow along without incredible amounts of effort.
I feel like sometimes I get grace by brushing it off as “sorry I spaced out what did you say about XYZ?” but that only goes so far.
I feel like I’ve seen this picture as a child and… You know what fuck this bullshit. I hated school.
That… Looks incredibly dystopian.
Arm is on the paper so you cant see a damn thing
