FRANKFURT, Germany, July 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- With so many students diagnosed with learning disabilities today, it seems that an increasing number must depend on prescribed drugs and special programs to survive their educational experience. Marta L Marchisan, Ph.D., disagrees. In her controversial analysis of a faltering education system, Learning Disabilities: The Myth (now available through AuthorHouse), she reveals, from an insider's perspective, why schools today are failing in their responsibilities.
Marchisan's 25 years of experience as a teacher in both regular and special needs classrooms in different parts of the Western world have proved to be a journey of truth. From her direct interactions with children, administrators and educators, she has come to believe that nothing is wrong with the vast majority of students who are labeled disabled. This theme is emphasized in Learning Disabilities: The Myth in clear, concise language that connects with all those involved in education, from preschool teachers to university professors to parents and students. Armed with facts and determined to set the record straight, Marchisan weaves a tapestry of hope through anecdotes of students who have "survived in a suppressive education system that needs overhauling from the top down."
The book explores why students are having trouble learning today and poses solutions to the growing illiteracy in the United States and other Western countries. It addresses such issues as bureaucratic management and the mounds of paperwork and meetings that, Marchisan maintains, contribute nothing to the student's learning. In Learning Disabilities: The Myth, she provides examples of technology that work for students and relates true stories of students who have overcome their disabilities and increased their intelligence. She ends with a chapter on "The Student as a Spiritual Being," in which communication and intention enable teachers to recognize students for who they really are.
"Hope, truth and workable solutions are the foundation of Learning Disabilities: The Myth," Marchisan writes. "The reader will experience a myriad of emotions but will realize that there is hope with the exposure of the myth that is laying waste to millions of children who are our future."
Marchisan has taught in American schools in Italy, Germany and the United States for the past 25 years. She is dedicated to improving the quality of education for all children and to providing the study technology referenced in Learning Disabilities: The Myth to the indigenous peoples of South America. She is currently working on another book. For more information, visit www.learnthemyth.com.
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