Over the past 6 years that I have been teaching, I have come across many students that take daily medication for ADHD. This article discusses a study that was done on whether or not to medicate students with ADHD. I found this article extremely interesting. Anyone that had debated over whether or not to medicate a child diagnosed with ADHD fights this battle. I have many personal experiences with students that have been medicated and also with those that are not. I have seen both sides of the issue and personally feel that every case is different. I have seen kids that are on medication that probably could function very well with behavior therapy rather than being medicated, and I have seen some that could not function at all without medication. The article also states that some kids with ADHD could benefit from tutoring. One thing that is for certain, a student that is diagnosed with ADHD and is not at all medicated, needs to constantly be reminded of the task at hand. As the student stated in the article, it is so easy for these students to be distracted. With one-on-one tutoring, the distractions are limited and a student with ADHD can easily be reminded of the task at hand if they start to drift off. It is difficult for students with ADHD to maintain the focus necessary in the classroom to obtain all the information needed to do well. They will get bits and pieces. A tutor can help fill in the gaps so that the student is able to succeed. It seems that a lot of the time, a student with ADHD struggles because they are not able to get all the information in the classroom rather than "not being smart enough to get it." Whatever the case may be, this article is a great one to read as you consider whether or not to medicate your child with ADHD, and also provides alternatives for students that are not medicated.