
Fidget spinners: Do they help or distract?
Fidget spinners — handheld, multi-pronged tops — are supposed to help hyperactive and anxious kids stay focused. Some teachers say they’re distracting, reports Kristine Kim on Education Week Teacher. Some schools have banned the toy, required a doctor’s note or limited students to using school-provided spinners. Advocates of “fidget therapy” say under-stimulated students “may become restless” and “act out as they feel to need to increase stimulation, reports Kim. “The same