Athlete+who+does+well+academically

==Raymond loves science and is a great athlete. In addition to being a starting basketball and baseball player this year, he started a debate club. Raymond enjoys discussing ideas with others, and he's become particularly skilled at winning arguments. While the ideas that Raymond shares in discussions (and that he has in his head) can be very sophisticated, when he gets them down on paper, they seem to become simplistic and not as creative. The quality of Raymond's written output just doesn't reflect his true abilities.== ==In addition, Raymond is famous among his teachers for his illegible handwriting. In science, Raymond has a strong understanding of the concepts, and always does well on classroom tests. However sometimes his laboratory journal and his homework are returned to him to do over because his teacher can't read his writing. Some of Raymond's teachers are actually feeling quite frustrated at having to decipher his essays and homework. Moreover, Raymond is frustrated and feels embarrassed by his handwriting, although he would never let on what he felt.== ==Taking notes during classroom instruction is taxing for Raymond. He never feels like he can keep up with everything he needs to get down. Because he has to think about writing as he's doing it, he finds it impossible to take fluent notes and get what the teacher is saying at the same time. When Raymond tries to study from his notes later on, even he has a hard time reading them.==

Adapted from All Kinds of Minds. (n.d.). Resources, Case Studies, Acquiring Motor Mastery **,  **  Raymond – 10th grade. Retrieved from June 21, 2008 http://allkindsofminds.org/CategoryAll.aspx?section#CaseStudy