Melissa Ferry is a big believer in the benefits of allowing students to use fidget toys in the classroom.
She points to research indicating that playing with fidget toys — little gadgets, cubes, putties and spinners — is effective in improving concentration and focus in students with ADHD. She also has seven years’ worth of anecdotal evidence that shows how beneficial they can be for some children.
“If we see students are unfocused, getting up to use the washroom, sharpening their pencil frequently or causing a disturbance, they might need a sensory tool to help them focus,” says Ferry, a special-education teacher at Ganiard Elementary School in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Read More...
Cam and Abby Hopkirk welcomed their first baby, Elsie, on November 3, 2022 – a moment they’d been dreaming of since they first met 10 years ago.
But eight weeks later, Abby’s world was shattered when she found out the love of her life had terminal brain cancer. The new dad was 30 years old and given just six to 18 months to live.
The pair, from Napier, New Zealand, were in disbelief as they sat with their two-month-old baby girl while doctors informed them Cam had a small yet aggressive tumour growing on his right frontal lobe. Read More...
There was a period of time, a couple of years ago, in which every couple of weeks my editor or I would halfheartedly message each other and ask, “Should we be writing … something … on Kyrsten Sinema?”
The question was always prompted by a pink wig or a bat sleeve or a fluffy vest or a tassel or a sequin or a fringe or, one time, a big, gaudy ring that the U. Read More...
