tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post9149801999580617073..comments2023-10-19T08:17:37.794-07:00Comments on I Have Things...: Those Were the Days My FriendsTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927536275580889825noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-8759751718051855382009-11-10T16:48:33.328-08:002009-11-10T16:48:33.328-08:00I have nothing to say, literally, im speechless. T...I have nothing to say, literally, im speechless. That the administrators at N's school care so little is so incredibly infuriating! I feel like I heard that if a school doesn't have the programs a child needs, they are required to pay for the child to go to a school that does have the programs. I could be way off but maybe there is a way to get him to a place worthy of him...on the PnPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098114819486781927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-43967846055108195522009-11-10T13:16:15.568-08:002009-11-10T13:16:15.568-08:00I don't really have anything to add that hasn&...I don't really have anything to add that hasn't been said by your wise cadre, but just wanted to throw in a "grrrrr!" on your behalf. This is beyond absurd. That the principal is saying this now, in the middle of the assessments and everything else, speaks loudly. Too loudly. <br /><br />Grrrr!Tamarhttp://schoolsoutforever.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-45264786612290527072009-11-10T12:47:39.574-08:002009-11-10T12:47:39.574-08:00Ugh, where to begin... Yes, if N requires a servic...Ugh, where to begin... Yes, if N requires a service, they HAVE to provide it. Like the principal in MA who tried to tell me, "I don't have an aide in first grade." My answer to her should have been, "Well, then you'd better hire one!"<br /><br />Third grade is a huge sea change academically. The requirements very dramatically become more difficult. And as Ambre noted, pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955447129419154979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-21819789201289925732009-11-10T11:36:09.381-08:002009-11-10T11:36:09.381-08:00I understand you are angry, and BOY are you angry,...I understand you are angry, and BOY are you angry, but I wonder...what happened to that zen attitude you were rocking a week or so ago? <br /><br />As far as public schools sucking--some of them do. Some of them don't. Some private schools suck. At least you're not paying $25,000/year to get screwed over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-81405038570528591492009-11-10T10:03:37.665-08:002009-11-10T10:03:37.665-08:00Your school doesn't have any type of support f...Your school doesn't have any type of support for kids that are behind but not IEP-eligible? I know there are horrendous budget issues, but from every possible view, that is ridiculous. A kid that is having a tough time in third grade may not do better if they repeat third grade and are taught the same way they didn't get it the first time! And it costs a lot more to educate a child forMegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-76768361153497286162009-11-10T09:58:46.012-08:002009-11-10T09:58:46.012-08:00And just an addition (if you can't tell that I...And just an addition (if you can't tell that I'm spitting mad and have both ideas and invectives flowing freely).<br /><br />If the retention is brought up in the emergency IEP, ask them why his 2nd grade teacher never informed you that he was so far below grade level. And remind them that reducing expectations reduces performance- that's not the goal here. The goal is to raise his Ambrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-48129679272159702752009-11-10T09:46:01.132-08:002009-11-10T09:46:01.132-08:00And just to reiterate- "needs extra help"...And just to reiterate- "needs extra help" is not at all synonymous with "not smart." In 3rd, for one thing, reading is an integral part of most, if not all classwork. A processing issue in that one area could affect academics globally- even though the child has no problems with the skills (conceptual problem solving, visual processing, creative thinking,etc) that are Ambrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-80130134994874802352009-11-10T09:45:26.507-08:002009-11-10T09:45:26.507-08:00But the thing is, I think N *IS* smart. And I'...But the thing is, I think N *IS* smart. And I've never been wrong in pegging a kid smart. Never. I just think they can't tap into his smarts, and N can't tap into it either. But he's the KID, it's the school's job to draw it out of him and to build on it.<br /><br />Here is my problem (would you like me to attend your meeting? I'm all riled up now): what will holding Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931380770342598889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-86788708713992801342009-11-10T09:39:11.413-08:002009-11-10T09:39:11.413-08:00Argh, I did it again. Just freaking shoot me.
Ti...Argh, I did it again. Just freaking shoot me.<br /><br />Time for a nap!Ambrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-36079578213363832352009-11-10T09:36:35.354-08:002009-11-10T09:36:35.354-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ambrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-26579385475845987002009-11-10T09:15:36.395-08:002009-11-10T09:15:36.395-08:00You may have deleted it, Ambre, but I got it in my...You may have deleted it, Ambre, but I got it in my mailbox first. And thanks. I sometimes wonder if I'm overreacting to these things because my pride is wounded at the idea of my son not being Smart. (And I'm sure that actually DOES play a part in it...but it's good to know that it's a righteous indignation in other ways, too.)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490117693253485044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-13129126118858589322009-11-10T09:07:38.737-08:002009-11-10T09:07:38.737-08:00Deleted my other comment because I accidentally pu...Deleted my other comment because I accidentally put his full name ;) I'll just talk to you about it... someday.Ambrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-33611534355596737522009-11-10T09:05:45.017-08:002009-11-10T09:05:45.017-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ambrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-37018975661081363432009-11-10T08:57:16.414-08:002009-11-10T08:57:16.414-08:00Your principal really sinks her boat further every...Your principal really sinks her boat further every day. I'm not sure how much more back assward she could have things.<br /><br />I would seriously complain to the district about that comment. Even without the whole IEP issue, it doesn't fly (and I understand that's part of what your anger is directed- because kids without parents pushing for IEPs are just gonna get lost). <br /><Ambrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-28873174723584223372009-11-10T08:55:00.659-08:002009-11-10T08:55:00.659-08:00I'm sorry. There are so many things wrong... I...I'm sorry. There are so many things wrong... I'm glad you have the advocate. Will be sending good thoughts (and big cluesticks) in the general direction of N's school.<br /><br />- Susan M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-14921413810230999542009-11-10T06:43:25.561-08:002009-11-10T06:43:25.561-08:00Yup. This is why I stopped working for the public...Yup. This is why I stopped working for the public schools. The priority is funding - paying for as little as possible - and not the actual children they're mandated to serve. Granted, the federal gov't instituted FAPE and then didn't fund it, so no one's innocent here. <br /><br />Are you saying that N doesn't have an IEP yet, or that he simply doesn't have a diagnosisJordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239709970883575853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-81748596805000925762009-11-10T05:54:28.229-08:002009-11-10T05:54:28.229-08:00Sigh. I'm so so so glad you got an advocate.
...Sigh. I'm so so so glad you got an advocate. <br /><br />I don't think the school realizes what kinda Momma they are dealing with here. Go get 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-74205516242289874722009-11-10T04:59:09.769-08:002009-11-10T04:59:09.769-08:00Dear god. The countless ways in which districts pu...Dear god. The countless ways in which districts put up roadblocks, all to the detriment of kids. I sometimes think that half these things they claim they can't do because of expense or because "we don't do that here" would be incredibly simple to implement and execute for virtually no money if they would just OPEN their minds to a little creative thinking.<br /><br />I am so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-74451114020238724822009-11-10T03:26:01.198-08:002009-11-10T03:26:01.198-08:00Erm, meant to add in re Title 1: it was designed t...Erm, meant to add in re Title 1: it was designed to "level the field" b/c those schools' children were "handicapped" by socioeconomics. In N's case, the handicap isn't the same but it is a handicap none the less.Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-87142729504859111072009-11-10T03:24:04.086-08:002009-11-10T03:24:04.086-08:00WTF?? I'm sure your advocate has already touch...WTF?? I'm sure your advocate has already touched on this fine but salient legal point...Title 1 "defense" doesn't fly. If N's disability is enough to qualify him for an IEP then that IEP needs to be structured to provide him with the tools and supports necessary for him to have ACCESS to his FAPE.<br /><br />Don't know if you read Corrie's blog about her son Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.com