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My daughter is 25 and special needs and lives in independent living. (my qualifications)
Don't wait until the next IEP meeting. Hit the door of the school and keep hitting it. They HAVE to help her learn in the least restrictive enviroment. Stop at the principals office on the way to the teacher. Tell him what is going on and ask if that is to be expected. Let them know you are very unhappy. Make loud noises and continue for the next 10 years. It is the only way. Sitting back and worrying will get you no where. And NO they will not do the right thing.
I don't have a bad attitude I have been through it. In second grade the teacher told me she did not have time to work with 'all these kids with special needs'. I told her I did not care as long as mine was taken care of. Poor her. She had six special need kids in her class room for part of the day and could not handle it. I went straight to the office and pulled my daughter out of public school. She had been gluing beans on paper for three years. All they could say to me was that I needed to up her dose of meds for ADD.....turns out she had a seizure disorder and not ADD after all. I home schooled her and worked two jobs as a single mother for two years. Found a tutor that helped me and helped find a school for the DD.....what an amazing place.
My real point here is you KNOW that the work she is being asked to do is too much for her.....way too much homework. You also KNOW that other things are being pushed aside. Go to the source and get to the bottom of it. You don't have to wait on an IEP meeting.....EVER. You have the right to question what is going on with all the homework. You have the right to question why other things are not being addressed.
There are many really good teachers out there. My parents were teachers. I believed in the system. I no longer do. If there is someone out of the norm then things have to be adjusted to meet that persons needs.
You don't have to do it all yourself at home. Imagine the kids who's parents don't get involved. Question all the things you are concerned about. If you are doing this much at home you have the right to find out what is being done at school.
There are many rewards for you as the parent of a DD child. Sometimes they are not clear. Educate yourself on what your childs rights are because she has them. Do not wait. Every year in school for your child is a chance for her to grow and be a productive adult.
My daughter rocks! There was nothing easy about raising her. There was nothing easy for her about growing up. But the last few years I can see what a great adult she has become and I could not be prouder!!
Your child needs you to find out what her rights are and you need to fight when you know things are not right.
Gosh, I can remember like it was yesterday my daughter being six.....where do the years go? Oh, and you don't have to hold her back, they just have to give her the help she needs to be successful!
BBURN!!!
you rock!!!
My daughter is 25 and special needs and lives in independent living. (my qualifications)
Don't wait until the next IEP meeting. Hit the door of the school and keep hitting it. They HAVE to help her learn in the least restrictive enviroment. Stop at the principals office on the way to the teacher. Tell him what is going on and ask if that is to be expected. Let them know you are very unhappy. Make loud noises and continue for the next 10 years. It is the only way. Sitting back and worrying will get you no where. And NO they will not do the right thing.
I don't have a bad attitude I have been through it. In second grade the teacher told me she did not have time to work with 'all these kids with special needs'. I told her I did not care as long as mine was taken care of. Poor her. She had six special need kids in her class room for part of the day and could not handle it. I went straight to the office and pulled my daughter out of public school. She had been gluing beans on paper for three years. All they could say to me was that I needed to up her dose of meds for ADD.....turns out she had a seizure disorder and not ADD after all. I home schooled her and worked two jobs as a single mother for two years. Found a tutor that helped me and helped find a school for the DD.....what an amazing place.
My real point here is you KNOW that the work she is being asked to do is too much for her.....way too much homework. You also KNOW that other things are being pushed aside. Go to the source and get to the bottom of it. You don't have to wait on an IEP meeting.....EVER. You have the right to question what is going on with all the homework. You have the right to question why other things are not being addressed.
There are many really good teachers out there. My parents were teachers. I believed in the system. I no longer do. If there is someone out of the norm then things have to be adjusted to meet that persons needs.
You don't have to do it all yourself at home. Imagine the kids who's parents don't get involved. Question all the things you are concerned about. If you are doing this much at home you have the right to find out what is being done at school.
There are many rewards for you as the parent of a DD child. Sometimes they are not clear. Educate yourself on what your childs rights are because she has them. Do not wait. Every year in school for your child is a chance for her to grow and be a productive adult.
My daughter rocks! There was nothing easy about raising her. There was nothing easy for her about growing up. But the last few years I can see what a great adult she has become and I could not be prouder!!
Your child needs you to find out what her rights are and you need to fight when you know things are not right.
Gosh, I can remember like it was yesterday my daughter being six.....where do the years go? Oh, and you don't have to hold her back, they just have to give her the help she needs to be successful!
BBURN!!!
