I recently had a visit by a beloved teacher. Below is a thank you note to a friend who brought us together:
Larry,
Thank you so much for reconnecting me with Chris Douglass. He came over yesterday for brunch and we spent a few hours catching up. They were a magical few [...]
In the Sunshine State they want to judge schools for the intellectually disabled with the same standardized tests they give to typical children. Guess what? It’s happening everywhere. Guess what else? Just as Florida seems to be backing down from this policy some disability rights groups want to keep it in force. They [...]
After reading this post by Nirvi Shah, California Father commented tersely:
I guess no one in the NCLD teaches. Keeping schools accountable by teaching children with disabilities to the same mind-numbing, spirit-killing tests we subject general ed kids to is doing them no favors. NCLD should [...]
J, one of my third graders, is beginning to open up.
She used to try to disappear when I’d come to get her for her thirty minutes of RSP (Resource Specialist Program) support. She’d sink in her chair, give me a giant frown. “Come on, J,” I’d tell her, “let’s go.” She’d lag [...]
I went to an informational meeting for the parents of incoming special ed kindergartners and was struck by:
the increased enrollment (max 30) we are guaranteed to see in the general ed classroom, and the emphasis on the state standards to which the state and district will hold our children
The thought of my already [...]
Talk to You Later-Notes to My Son: Day 148 of School
He’s from a world away. He has arthogryposis and needs help walking. He has a wheelchair. Zooms across the courtyard and waits at the office door until someone lets him in.
His buddy is E. E has been working with him for years. Since he didn’t know his times tables, [...]
First Filipino teachers used to flock to the US for teaching jobs. Then they were abused by placement agencies. Now they’re getting laid off and forced to return home, not on the basis of seniority or performance, some claim, but because of their nationality. Only those who [...]
This great article addresses school violence against teachers, laying much of it at the feet of special ed students who are involved in a disproportionate number of violent incidents. One teacher ended up in the rubber room because he defended himself. Why are more special ed kids involved in violent acts? [...]
What is the best way to prevent the wholesale murder of innocent puppies? Are puppies being murdered? Is that a question we should be asking? Or is it more important for us to react to a situation because somewhere, somehow, it might be happening?
What is the best way to repair our [...]
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