Re: Academic skills/Auditing

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

When I looked into having my son audit classes at our local university, I was

told he would need to apply for admission first. Did you go through this?

Thanks,

Kathy

From: ELLEN BRONFELD <egskb@...>

Subject: Re: Academic skills

IPADDUnite

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 9:19 AM

 

As some of you know, I am Noah's assistant when he audits classes at

Trinity University. I do the homework with him and I modify work, in

partnership with the professors who have all been incredibly great partners.

We are all lifelong learners at all levels.

, I hope you do get something started. What I envision, for those who

would be interested, is the use of typical colleges and junior colleges and

collaborations to make inclusion successful for students with disabilities.

Noah has taken some MAJOR stretch courses. Currently he is enrolled in a

bioethics class...what I am going for is an over view of what bio ethics is and

how it impacts our daily life. We are reading the text book (I read aloud to

him) but not doing the papers this semester. We will turn in a short feedback

summary at the end of the semester. In the past, we have done many papers

together, but in truth, much of the work has been mine. I have come to realize

that it is the general concepts and the life experience of being exposed to

different concepts that is the value of these classes, along with the social

opportunities. This is all predicated on the young adults interest, willingness

and patience to sit through a class, of

course. It is not for everyone...but continuing ed can be done in so many

ways.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskbsbcglobal (DOT) net

Academic skills

For those of you who are no longer in school and have children who don't go to

college, how do you keep up their academic skills? I am in Naperville so if

anyone is interested in hiring a teacher, splitting the cost and forming a small

group in the Fall let me know.

Chantelle

cappy.porter@ gmail.com

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

When I looked into having my son audit classes at our local university, I was

told he would need to apply for admission first. Did you go through this?

Thanks,

Kathy

From: ELLEN BRONFELD <egskb@...>

Subject: Re: Academic skills

IPADDUnite

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 9:19 AM

 

As some of you know, I am Noah's assistant when he audits classes at

Trinity University. I do the homework with him and I modify work, in

partnership with the professors who have all been incredibly great partners.

We are all lifelong learners at all levels.

, I hope you do get something started. What I envision, for those who

would be interested, is the use of typical colleges and junior colleges and

collaborations to make inclusion successful for students with disabilities.

Noah has taken some MAJOR stretch courses. Currently he is enrolled in a

bioethics class...what I am going for is an over view of what bio ethics is and

how it impacts our daily life. We are reading the text book (I read aloud to

him) but not doing the papers this semester. We will turn in a short feedback

summary at the end of the semester. In the past, we have done many papers

together, but in truth, much of the work has been mine. I have come to realize

that it is the general concepts and the life experience of being exposed to

different concepts that is the value of these classes, along with the social

opportunities. This is all predicated on the young adults interest, willingness

and patience to sit through a class, of

course. It is not for everyone...but continuing ed can be done in so many

ways.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskbsbcglobal (DOT) net

Academic skills

For those of you who are no longer in school and have children who don't go to

college, how do you keep up their academic skills? I am in Naperville so if

anyone is interested in hiring a teacher, splitting the cost and forming a small

group in the Fall let me know.

Chantelle

cappy.porter@ gmail.com

[Guest guest]

We went through " the back door " for accessing Trinity classes. Trinity and our

special ed co-op, NSSED have had a working agreement (hope they are still doing

it ) that allows Transition students to be a part of the student life at Trinity

which includes auditing classes, as well as just hanging out and having lunch in

the cafeteria, doing laundry on campus, and having work experience in places

like the cafeteria. If memory serves, we filled out some short form to get an

ID number (probably registration) and all we ever fill out now is a simple audit

class form every semester.

You could point to Trinity as a " model " . I could get you a contact at NSSED if

you want. The person who started it is still there. I would have to see if

there is still a relationship between Transition and Trinity.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

[Guest guest]

We went through " the back door " for accessing Trinity classes. Trinity and our

special ed co-op, NSSED have had a working agreement (hope they are still doing

it ) that allows Transition students to be a part of the student life at Trinity

which includes auditing classes, as well as just hanging out and having lunch in

the cafeteria, doing laundry on campus, and having work experience in places

like the cafeteria. If memory serves, we filled out some short form to get an

ID number (probably registration) and all we ever fill out now is a simple audit

class form every semester.

You could point to Trinity as a " model " . I could get you a contact at NSSED if

you want. The person who started it is still there. I would have to see if

there is still a relationship between Transition and Trinity.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

[Guest guest]

Ellen,

's transition program offers him taking classes at our local community

college (I have to pay for the classes but they'll take him and bring him back

to the transition house). I think of you often when you've talked about auditing

classes with Noah. I had thought maybe t hat would be a good way for me to get

back into school too :-) I'll have to see how things go when he starts this

fall.

H.

Re: Academic skills/Auditing

We went through " the back door " for accessing Trinity classes. Trinity and our

pecial ed co-op, NSSED have had a working agreement (hope they are still doing

t ) that allows Transition students to be a part of the student life at Trinity

hich includes auditing classes, as well as just hanging out and having lunch in

he cafeteria, doing laundry on campus, and having work experience in places

ike the cafeteria. If memory serves, we filled out some short form to get an

D number (probably registration) and all we ever fill out now is a simple audit

lass form every semester.

ou could point to Trinity as a " model " . I could get you a contact at NSSED if

ou want. The person who started it is still there. I would have to see if

here is still a relationship between Transition and Trinity.

llen

llen Garber Bronfeld

gskb@...

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[Guest guest]

Ellen,

's transition program offers him taking classes at our local community

college (I have to pay for the classes but they'll take him and bring him back

to the transition house). I think of you often when you've talked about auditing

classes with Noah. I had thought maybe t hat would be a good way for me to get

back into school too :-) I'll have to see how things go when he starts this

fall.

H.

Re: Academic skills/Auditing

We went through " the back door " for accessing Trinity classes. Trinity and our

pecial ed co-op, NSSED have had a working agreement (hope they are still doing

t ) that allows Transition students to be a part of the student life at Trinity

hich includes auditing classes, as well as just hanging out and having lunch in

he cafeteria, doing laundry on campus, and having work experience in places

ike the cafeteria. If memory serves, we filled out some short form to get an

D number (probably registration) and all we ever fill out now is a simple audit

lass form every semester.

ou could point to Trinity as a " model " . I could get you a contact at NSSED if

ou want. The person who started it is still there. I would have to see if

here is still a relationship between Transition and Trinity.

llen

llen Garber Bronfeld

gskb@...

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[Guest guest]

:

You have hit on my " little secret " about Noah auditing classes and me going as

his assistant.

I have always loved school, so, this arrangement benefits me, too! I only have

to pay for Noah, so, this is quite a nice deal...a two-fer!

I have taken a number of really interesting classes with Noah, most of which I

never took when I was in school.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Re: Academic skills/Auditing

We went through " the back door " for accessing Trinity classes. Trinity and

our

pecial ed co-op, NSSED have had a working agreement (hope they are still doing

t ) that allows Transition students to be a part of the student life at

Trinity

hich includes auditing classes, as well as just hanging out and having lunch

in

he cafeteria, doing laundry on campus, and having work experience in places

ike the cafeteria. If memory serves, we filled out some short form to get an

D number (probably registration) and all we ever fill out now is a simple

audit

lass form every semester.

ou could point to Trinity as a " model " . I could get you a contact at NSSED if

ou want. The person who started it is still there. I would have to see if

here is still a relationship between Transition and Trinity.

llen

llen Garber Bronfeld

gskb@...

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[Guest guest]

:

You have hit on my " little secret " about Noah auditing classes and me going as

his assistant.

I have always loved school, so, this arrangement benefits me, too! I only have

to pay for Noah, so, this is quite a nice deal...a two-fer!

I have taken a number of really interesting classes with Noah, most of which I

never took when I was in school.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

Re: Academic skills/Auditing

We went through " the back door " for accessing Trinity classes. Trinity and

our

pecial ed co-op, NSSED have had a working agreement (hope they are still doing

t ) that allows Transition students to be a part of the student life at

Trinity

hich includes auditing classes, as well as just hanging out and having lunch

in

he cafeteria, doing laundry on campus, and having work experience in places

ike the cafeteria. If memory serves, we filled out some short form to get an

D number (probably registration) and all we ever fill out now is a simple

audit

lass form every semester.

ou could point to Trinity as a " model " . I could get you a contact at NSSED if

ou want. The person who started it is still there. I would have to see if

here is still a relationship between Transition and Trinity.

llen

llen Garber Bronfeld

gskb@...

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