tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post8902818427721904036..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: Super Duper IEP Meeting.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-26898139934497667642009-02-20T19:19:00.000-06:002009-02-20T19:19:00.000-06:00Yes, Betty, I'm usually incredibly sarcastic and s...Yes, Betty, I'm usually incredibly sarcastic and snarky in regards to public school. We've had some doozie bad experiences, but I'm just *astounded* at how dedicated and kind these people are. I keep wondering if each building hires its own staff and why we had such very, very different experiences in the elementary.<BR/><BR/>DMV I really, REALLY hope I never came off as smug. I know it just takes one staff change to throw the whole balance off! :] Grateful for the blessing while we have it.<BR/><BR/>Tracey, G *tried* to be involved, but much of the time he was not too very much. We would have to ask questions to see what he thought about something even when it should have been obvious to him to SAY SOMETHING (sigh... advocacy training needed) or one thing I thought interesting is that the vice-principal sent him on errands with bunches of books to say "hi" to so and so at the library and then come back. They tell me the weight of the books he carries and the short trip walking and moving help him refocus when he comes back. :] I have to wonder how they figured that out.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-8089272680172303242009-02-20T16:50:00.000-06:002009-02-20T16:50:00.000-06:00That's fantastic news! I'm a big fan of 'case meet...That's fantastic news! I'm a big fan of 'case meetings' which involve all concerned. And I think it's great that G was involved in the process. Too often, 'professionals' get carried away and forget there is a person at the centre of the 'problem'! You must be feeling really positive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-62611715592750423142009-02-20T07:56:00.000-06:002009-02-20T07:56:00.000-06:00You have the awesome luck of having found a wonder...You have the awesome luck of having found a wonderful team for him! What the rest of the world wouldn't do for that!....:)DMV47https://www.blogger.com/profile/17805716328560624226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-27548468018168135722009-02-20T06:25:00.000-06:002009-02-20T06:25:00.000-06:00Just putting out a hurrah for caring capable educa...Just putting out a hurrah for caring capable educators wherever we find them, either in our own homes with ourselves being the educator..or in school settings where we must heap praise on the many talented caring teachers there are out there..and there really are some! I know some of them pesonally. I'm glad your family has been blessed to find this situation for your son.Betty Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475164194894115626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-7617476724785974382009-02-20T05:41:00.000-06:002009-02-20T05:41:00.000-06:00Harry, it just seems to me that the staff is eithe...Harry, it just seems to me that the staff is either going to wear the black cap and snicker or be the good guy LOL! Maybe they put the "in-between" people at a different school entirely. :p<BR/><BR/>Julie, people figure out with G pretty quick as well, but I'm trying to get him to use the right words so that people don't think that he's just trying to be difficult.<BR/><BR/>A, I forgot to ask for the "Egyptian dance" to be done during test taking. Doggone it. :]<BR/><BR/>Ange, it's very difficult to send your kid off to public school after something like this happens. I completely, totally, absolutely understand. I'd way prefer to homeschool now, but G is in a good place at present and functions well.<BR/><BR/>As you know though, it just takes one staff member to make life hell, or turn things around for good.<BR/><BR/>And GOD BLESS YOU for all the work you are doing. I hope you know you have people praying for you. :]Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-33750647885912486612009-02-20T03:51:00.000-06:002009-02-20T03:51:00.000-06:00I am glad you had a positive experience. My younge...I am glad you had a positive experience. My youngest in early childhood with autism has a great team.... but you know the story behind my other son in elementary school in the same district. I apologize if there are typos here... the text box is messed up in blogger so I can't see what I am typing!Angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391321273245313098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-69867535892617104402009-02-19T23:46:00.000-06:002009-02-19T23:46:00.000-06:00So glad G has a good team!And how very Egyptian wi...So glad G has a good team!<BR/><BR/>And how very Egyptian with his own scribe, too. <BR/><BR/>AllisonA.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00293780005404059775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-82298699084045406022009-02-19T22:21:00.000-06:002009-02-19T22:21:00.000-06:00Helping Marissa learn to advocate for herself has ...Helping Marissa learn to advocate for herself has been very difficult. She told me just today (after reading my blog in which I said she tries to pass as normal) that I am the only one who thinks she isn't normal. Yeah, well... if they hang around you long enough they will figure it out. <BR/><BR/>Sorry. Your brain isn't changing. <BR/><BR/>That being said, I have had much more luck with teaching Marissa to tell people what she needs. "I can't concentrate with the scratching of pencils on paper. I can't make it background noise" is much easier to admit to than, "My mom drank alcohol when she was pregnant with me. The alcohol went to my brain and so my brain doesn't work normal." <BR/><BR/>And, maturity helps. Oh, and letting her do the things I am pretty sure she can't do and allowing her to face her consequences is pretty good too. That is just so totally painful! <BR/><BR/>I have given her a card to carry in her wallet to help her disclose to authorities if she gets in trouble. It has my name on it. She has to remember to give them the card.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12875561671945374840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-11862640981787914212009-02-19T19:56:00.000-06:002009-02-19T19:56:00.000-06:00Interesting post. I've been on the other side of I...Interesting post. I've been on the other side of IEPs, trying to help parents and the special ed teachers. I rarely know what goes on at home or what the parents are going through because generally they don't talk about it. <BR/><BR/>In my building, I've noticed that when things aren't happening the way they're supposed to happen, it's due to decisions made outside of the building at the district or county ISD level. <BR/><BR/>A couple years ago, some of our staff members had to help parents fight the district in order to get the services they were promised. These promises were made so that these parents would place their children in our district. In Michigan we get extra money for special needs students. Of course, it's supposed to go to servicing the students.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586139365230028783noreply@blogger.com