tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773250415790655282.post7779544387020547533..comments2022-05-27T13:17:35.348-05:00Comments on Teacher Ponders: Determining What Is BestLiberty Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027499609835665307noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773250415790655282.post-73150774968534071582010-04-05T20:54:21.233-05:002010-04-05T20:54:21.233-05:00My thoughts on this are very fluid. I held my neu...My thoughts on this are very fluid. I held my neurotypical son back many years ago due to divorce and his immaturity. It worked for him. I would have continued in home therapy rather than send Superman to school if he had not been getting useful services. I sometimes wish I had kept him home and worked intensively with him using the Son Rise program. It served us quite well when we used it. If you feel you can provide your son with the research based therapies he needs in an intensive way, then I would hold him back. If not, keep him in a program where he can supported and encouraged to be comfortable in our world.<br />Google The Options Institute and the Son Rise Program. They do amazing work and have been on the cutting edge since the 70s! I spent a week there and learned so much. More importantly, I was given hope. <br />May I ask what state you are in? That makes a big difference as far as services.<br />Please keep in touch and email me at teacherponders@sbcglobal.net for further chats. We can probably help each other through lonely moments.<br />Libby RoseLiberty Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027499609835665307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773250415790655282.post-52664391496946905082010-04-02T14:53:04.369-05:002010-04-02T14:53:04.369-05:00I went to my sons conference recently. He's a...I went to my sons conference recently. He's a 4 yr old in a self-contained pre-school. I love the school.<br />His birthday is in July. Talk of kindergarten began, and I stated I wasn't sure if I wanted him to go or not. <br />I had a typical child with a july birthday, and didn't think he was mature enough to go. I was convinced otherwise, and have always regretted not sticking to my instincts.<br />Well... when I say I may want him in the pre-school and additional year, I'm told "we don't do that". My question was: Is it against some law, or do you just not want him to?<br />I think the SW's back went up a bit, and she proceeded to tell me it's in the childs best interest.<br />My return was the school district is obligated to educate Ben until he's 21. What's the difference if we add time on the front or back?<br />We have always had a good relationship. We were all able to sit back and agree, nothing being said was personal, but all just looking out for Ben. That was a positive thing, and the fact we all believed it helped.<br />Do you have an opinion on holding back a child with moderate/severe autism for an extra year? Letting him gain that year of maturity.Jacquiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730439017378641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773250415790655282.post-58662281826226264922010-03-25T08:13:12.904-05:002010-03-25T08:13:12.904-05:00Tiffany,
You are a wise one! Yes, this was a qu...Tiffany,<br /> You are a wise one! Yes, this was a question I had also. I kept wondering why we were talking either or and not finding a spot in between. But after a great conversation with an inclusion specialist, I think we are ready to find a way to modify and make steps toward middle ground.<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading my blog and your response was right on! <br />Liberty Rose!Liberty Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027499609835665307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773250415790655282.post-25865255630671092062010-03-24T23:15:54.110-05:002010-03-24T23:15:54.110-05:00When I interviewed for the teaching position I hel...When I interviewed for the teaching position I held previous to this one, I was asked what it meant to me to be an advocate for children. Of course I thought this meant this would be an amazing place for me. They want an advocate for children! Yeah! But that's not really what they wanted. They wanted someone to do what they said, while making sure the children felt loved and advocated for. They wanted someone who would betray the children. Ewww... It was awful.<br /><br />Anyway, can't they do partial inclusion? I teach science, and all of the kids get science. It's great - we get to grow plants and go for walks outside and take care of animals. We watch videos and sort shells. A few kids every year are only included in a few classes, and then they are pulled out for the rest (life skills kind of stuff). They usually go to science, art, and music. Sometimes adaptive PE, sometimes social studies, sometimes art. It really works out great, for everyone. Maybe try to figure out which general ed teachers in the school are welcoming and accommodating to including kids?Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234826807868979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773250415790655282.post-71955527035451584392010-03-21T12:07:47.206-05:002010-03-21T12:07:47.206-05:00You're in a horrible position. It sounds to m...You're in a horrible position. It sounds to me that your instinct that he doesn't belong in inclusion is correct. It's a question of where he'll make the most progress and if his disabilities are so severe that he'll need too much attention in a regular classroom. When a parent and school are at odds, it's a tough situation to say the least.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com