ADHD medication-Mini vacation for teachers

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Is it me or does everytime a child exhibits higher than normal levels of activity that teachers are automatically calling it ADHD? Or if a child daydreams alot or is a bit distracting in class teachers automatically conclude it's ADHD? Has anyone ever stopped to wonder if the kids are just not being challenged enough or if they just get bored from having the same stuff thrown at them in a way that doesn't excite them to learn. I believe from my own experience with kids in my family and my church that the problem is not ADHD but just another way for teachers to get away with not doing their jobs. What ever happened to teachers like when I was growing up (I am 31 and back in the day teachers really cared for kids and their progress)who would challenge us to be ourselves and to grow and be creative. What happened to the patience teachers used to have? They were getting paid far less than teachers are getting paid now but our learning experiences were so much better. Back then if you were bored or daydreamed alot the teacher would give you more challenging work. Back then when a kid was a bit hyper we would take recess to burn off the extra energy. Am I alone in feeling this way?