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The Myth of Laziness

Volume 4 / Issue 2 / Winter 2004

How many times have you heard a teacher say that your child has tremendous potential “if only he’d apply himself” or “if only she’d work a little harder”? How often have you said the same thing yourself to your child? Author Mel Levine says that almost no one is actually lazy; what looks like laziness is almost always caused by a genuine problem, a neurodevelopmental dysfunction. In The Myth of Laziness (Simon and Schuster, 2003), Levine shows how identifying the problem can make all the difference, leading to a course of corrective action rather than accusations of laziness and moral failure—and, most important, how correcting the problem in childhood will help the child live a fulfilling and productive adult life.

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