Drastic reduction of students getting out of their chairs!
I teach 9th grade English. I purchased these the first time in the middle of the 2021-2022 school year because I had a few students who could not stay seated. They were good kids with great attitudes. However, they kept disrupting the class to throw something away, or to go sharpen their pencils, or one of a million other piddly little things that could and should wait.<br /><br />I asked one of the students with the worst ADHD if he would help me with an experiment. I did not tell him what experiment was. I also asked a few other students in the class, both with and without ADHD to join in so that he wouldn't feel singled out. At the end of the class, I asked him what he noticed about the band during class. On a normal day, this kid would get out of his seat 10 times. He could get in trouble, see a principle, have his parent speak to him, then two seconds later get up out of his chair again SMH. He could not control the behavior. Back to his response about the band. He said, "Mr. *****, I didn't feel a need to get out of my chair."<br /><br />HALLELUJAH! The heavens opened up! A light shone down upon my classroom. Doves fluttered above our heads. Angelic voices sang school hymns. Bacon mana strips fell from the skies and sizzled to a perfect crispness, even though cool enough to hold, as they hit our outstretched hands....<br /><br />The bands, of course, are not a cure. The students will still act out. Just because it helps with their focus does not mean the bands cure ADHD. They do help the kids focus, though. Some days will be better than others. Some, not so much. As all educators know, every little bit helps. The kid did continue to get out of his chair over the course of the year, but instead of 10 times a day, he would only leave his seat 5 or 6 times.<br /><br />I found two downsides. A few students will kick the bands loudly and make noise. I make sure those students do NOT have a band. Plus, by end of the year, they are caked with whatever was on the bottom of the students' shoes. Use gloves to remove them from the feet of the chair. Since they are rubber, they are easily cleaned.
Rating: 5 stars