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Laura's note: Though this blog post focuses on perceived laziness in students, I think what E. Price has to say here could apply to other characteristics that are common symptoms and outcomes of early trauma in children and of a history of trauma in adults. I think the upshot here is that whatever the behavior, there's always an explanation, and that explanation is probably not just, it's a character flaw or moral weakness. I’ve been a psychology professor since 2012. In the past six years,...

I love this article Laura - it goes to show how many changes need to be made in the education system, and also in society's structure. As you noted, there is always a reason, an explanation. There is so much unnecessary blame on the individual without thought to personal histories and the barriers each person may have had to overcome or is currently fighting to get to school, to work, to socializing, etc.