I am really into the fire this week, but I have had two staffings cancelled, which probably is a GOOD thing. One little girl needs glasses so badly, and has needed them for months, but mom doesn't want to take care of this need, thus, her evaluation is delayed. I can't test a kid when she can't see. I asked to postpone the other one because for the first time since I've been working with kids, I could not connect with this kid and establish rapport-he refused to be tested. Since that first session, I've worked with him two more times and things have gone a little better, but oh my, he's an angry little boy- and here's me, another adult trying to get information from him. He has a right to be upset with all the stuff going on in his young 8 year old life.
Wednesday and Thursday are gonna be tough days. I am really struggling with an eligibility decision regarding a student we are considering for the mental retardation exceptionality. There are quite a few things to think about with this particular student, so the child study team has spent literally hours talking, analyzing, thinking - this situation has consumed me the past couple of weeks. The staffing is Thursday. We still don't know what we're going to recommend. Wednesday we're meeting with a district specialist, and Thursday we're meeting with parents. I hope we figure something out.
Speaking of kids with problems, in the paper last week there was an article about the dad who dropped his 10 year old and 3 year old children off at their mom's place because he didn't want them anymore, and surprise, the mom didn't want them either, so they ended up calling the police and taking them to the children's home. How nice. To be 10, and to come to the jolting reality that your parents don't want you. Talk about your kid that's left behind. How is this 10 year old gonna go to school, sit in class, and learn about the Magna Carta? But the school she/he attends will be accountable for this child's learning-and will be held responsible if this kid doesn't make the grade on those high-stakes tests.
I just heard that one of the suburban districts surrounding us is discussing having school year-round. Hmmm. Advantages, yes. Disadvantages...?
2 comments:
You can tell just by reading your blog that you care about these kids. I hope that when I get to where you are that people will be able to say that about me.
I've always thought that dividing the year into thirds and having school go three months on, one month off sounded like a good idea. You could have April, August, and December be off-months.
And on a separate subject - who's the best b-ball team in Kansas now???
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