Success- straight A's for the first time ever!!!
by jen h
Thursday, November 12, 2009
I went back to find my blogs to see where my state of mind was on this all. I thought I had written about my success. It feels so good right now after reading the entries. Funny, it seems like ages ago.
Her IEP is done. We put her in a small charter school. Many people say it has a bad reputation. The kids there are eccentric. There are all kinds of people, gothic, misfits, "normal looking", athletes, mostly kids who do not have a chance. What have we gained? First and formost, my child has gained the knowledge that people are not what they appear from the outside. Secondly, we are dealing with educators that care. How are her grades?? Legit A's. How do they teach? In ways that help your child. I wrote to her special ed teacher that my daughter had confided to me that she cant really pay attention when reading. I email, and within hours I have someone telling me that they will try transparencies with her. She is no longer "afraid" to ask a question, nor to be put on the spot. I wish I could go back to the educators who told me that I had no right to request that my daughter only be called upon when her hand was raised... That was asking too much and I didnt know how to deal with her anxiety... they should take a look at her now... So, instead of worrying all class that she will be called on and put on the spot , she now can learn as her brain is focusing on her work..
To the teachers who gave her a's and b's when she flunked every single test, to pass her along,, you should see what she can do when she is taught correctly. Some of us parents do know their children and do know what is in the best interest of the child...
If you have a child who is quiet and can fall through the cracks they will. And to the educators who amazingly thought I had "fabricated" my reports from nueropsychs, psychs and doctors, who wouldnt accept faxes from providers.... you should be ashamed. You tried to stall and we amazingly got an appointment with the nueropsych for the second time in a year. Who paid for that? Me. A parent who was battling cancer and could barely walk. A parent who would go to meetings and the educators would not be prepared or couldnt find her test grades.. A parent who used every ounce of energy left to fight them. Oh, I didnt say that part before....
So much for budget deficitis in districts, numbers of too many kids classified, maybe they need to be. Maybe they need to look at kids that do not have behavioral problems too.
As I write this, I feel for parents who did not have my resources to pay for her private evaluations. I feel for the parents who werent home totally disabled from complications from cancer and couldnt spend their entire day researching. I know one thing, I can go to wherever I go, whenever I leave this planet, knowing that I did the best for my girl.
I guess it is true about a mother bear fighting for her cubs. I fought for mine and won.
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