Michael Phelps as a child in elementary school could not stay quiet, couldn't sit still in circle time. He also could not keep his hands to himself, and would always mess with the kids around him.
Teachers of Micheal Phelps were frustrated at Micheal because he would always disobey them and go the other way.
However, with AD/HD Michael Phelps in grade school excelled in things he held most dearly at the time, Gym and hand-on lessons. His mother Deborah Phelps had to encourage Michael Phelps daily to complete his school assignments. As a student in the academic field Michael Phelps did not excel. However with the deficit in that field he worked hard and excelled at others.
Michael Phelps was not always a good swimmer. He played many sports, and could not make up his mind on what to focus on. Even at Michigan state, Phelps was not a phenomenal swimmer. However as the years went by, the one thing Micheal Phelps loved the most swimming became the focus of his life. This focus came from all those years of hard work Micheal Phelp's mom put into him. Eventually Michael Phelp's hard work paid off, and he moved on and won multiple medals at the Olympics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/sports/olympics/10Rparent.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://wjz.com/sports/michael.phelps.adhd.2.777123.html
Teachers of Micheal Phelps were frustrated at Micheal because he would always disobey them and go the other way.
However, with AD/HD Michael Phelps in grade school excelled in things he held most dearly at the time, Gym and hand-on lessons. His mother Deborah Phelps had to encourage Michael Phelps daily to complete his school assignments. As a student in the academic field Michael Phelps did not excel. However with the deficit in that field he worked hard and excelled at others.
Michael Phelps was not always a good swimmer. He played many sports, and could not make up his mind on what to focus on. Even at Michigan state, Phelps was not a phenomenal swimmer. However as the years went by, the one thing Micheal Phelps loved the most swimming became the focus of his life. This focus came from all those years of hard work Micheal Phelp's mom put into him. Eventually Michael Phelp's hard work paid off, and he moved on and won multiple medals at the Olympics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/sports/olympics/10Rparent.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://wjz.com/sports/michael.phelps.adhd.2.777123.html
11 comments:
Wow Michael Phelps too? Well i like how you chose a popular person its better to be surprised than bored. I also like how he talked about his past life and not only his present. I think you should add more detail. I give you a 97
I like how you gave specific details about his childhood. I learned alot of new things about my favorite swimmer! I think you should add your personal views about AD/HD. Other than that, good job! I give you a 98.
You tied in Phelps's disease with his history very well, but I think you need to put more personal input in. How do you feel about ADHD? :)
Good job!
Wow, never would have expected an olympic athlete of his caliber could have a psychological disorder. I like how you tied in the disorder into how it affected his childhood. He must have worked really hard to overcome this disorder and win all those golds.
Your descriptions on Phelps' life and how it correlated with his disease was very interesting. Your blog didn't have that much of your personal opinion though. Good job nonetheless. 96!
Go Michael Phelps! :) You did a great job describing his childhood and reasons why he has AD/HD. And like Nina said, I also think you should add what you think about AD/HD. Your article would be perfect if there were commentary. Overall, great article! I'd give you a 98.
oh woww, I didn't know Swimmer Phelps had AD/HD. That's pretty interesting.. Although he struggled during his teen years, I'm glad he got to accomplish his dreams because now, he's super famous! Goooood description :)
wow it's cool that people with all kinds of disorders can overcome them and become role models for so many people. Your article was extremely interesting, you explained the disease really well and explained how it effected him.
You did a good job describing how Michael Phelps suffered from OCD as a child and how he used his disorder to his benefit. You could have gone into more detail about Phelps' successes, and I think you should include a little bit more about your opinion on the disease.
It just goes to show that AD/HD should not be a crutch for people to lean on, and that you can definitely still succeed even with an attention disorder.
Dang. Michael Phelps. Crazy entry, really interesting. I can't believe Phelps has a disorder, granted that it's not too severe. I can't believe that he has AD/HD, but he is so disciplined.
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