The pills boost focus and impulse control in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Although A.D.H.D is the diagnosis Dr. Anderson makes, he calls the disorder “made up” and “an excuse” to prescribe the pills to treat what he considers the children’s true ill — poor academic performance in inadequate schools.

“I don’t have a whole lot of choice,” said Dr. Anderson, a pediatrician for many poor families in Cherokee County, north of Atlanta. “We’ve decided as a society that it’s too expensive to modify the kid’s environment. So we have to modify the kid.”

Dr. Ander…………… continues on New York Times

There are some big brands in international schooling to which many expat families are drawn, including SABIS schools, which you will find in 15 countries across Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East; ISS, United World College and GEMS, popular with both English and international students; Dwight Schools, which is expanding across Asia and has just opened a branch in Seoul; and the Bristol School of… chain and Our Own English High School group, both big in the UAE. Also, several public schools in the UK have openeded up branches abroad, for example Dulwich College in London has campuses in China and Kenya.

Other websites that can help include expatwoman.com in Dubai and costawomen.ning.com in Spain. Nothing can beat the opinions of real parents.

Location will, of course, be important, but so will curriculum, resources and after-school activities. Essentially, you have four options – a local school that accepts international pupils; an international school (either with an English or IB curriculum); a UK boarding school; or home schooling, which is popular in…………… continues on Telegraph.co.uk

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