Misunderstood Minds: Understanding Kids Who Struggle to Learn
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Actor: G. Reid Lyon, Mel LevineEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 90 minutes
Release Date: 2002-05-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: WGBH - Boston \ PBS
Studio: WGBH - Boston \ PBS
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Movie Review: Not the best use of your money
Summary: 3 Stars
No doubt this WGBH documentary can be an eye-opener for people who have not had a chance to hear about the last 20 years of brain research, but as a teacher who works with children with learning differences, my advice is to spend your money on one of Mel Levine's books (One Mind at a Time or The Myth of Laziness). That way you'll actually get some concrete advice instead of just hearing about how bad it's been for other families. And you won't have to watch a doctor tell distraught parents that if they don't put their 11 year old daughter on Ritalin she'll probably grow up to be a drug addict.
Summary of Misunderstood Minds: Understanding Kids Who Struggle to Learn
Misunderstood Minds is a captivating documentary that unreels like a topnotch drama--you'll be on the edge of your seat while having a series of "aha" moments. The 90-minute production spends three years following five families with children who struggle with learning disabilities. One high-achieving boy's strong memory masks his inability to read; the parents of a middle-school girl who has trouble focusing resist the solution (drugs). Not every story is a clear success, and one Boston teen slips through the cracks. The learning-problem experts and teachers do a superb job making a complex subject (children have "expressive language deficiency" or an "output problem") entirely understandable. Directed and produced by Frontline filmmaker Michael Kirk and narrated by Nightline correspondent Chris Bury, the show is powerful as it trains the lens on these quotable kids and their often-heartbreaking journey. --Valerie J. NelsonDocumentary VHS Video
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