Re: Attention Seeking Behaviors AND Classroom Inclusion

December 14, 2001

OK,

Here's my take on all this. First as a teacher, I feel that it is a

personality trait and some people are willing to change with the times and

with the population of their classes and some are not. We have been taught

how to vary our teaching styles and hopefully professionally developed along

the way.

There are some long time teachers not willing to change and then there are

many that are always going to workshops, taking courses, going to see other

classes and teachers to try and improve themselves.

Education has drastically changed over the years and in order for us to be in

on whatever " trend " is popular, we need to be re-educated.

Now as a parent, we will have some very good teachers and some so so and some

we wish would retire. That goes for all our children special needs or not.

For our kids, I feel that the best team (if you guys have team teachers,) is

a veteran teacher with a younger teacher. One has wisdom and one is fresh

with new and inovative ideas. that is only in all of best worlds. 's

team this year is awesome!!!! We have a wonderful veteran teacher who is

very nuturing and her other teacher is so cool and has great ideas. They

work great together.

There have been other great teams for amanda and some that i pulled my hair

out with. thats how it goes - for all our kids. And ya know, ask them. We

may not get along with a particular teacher and they are learning and having

a great year.

Don't let our personality get in the way of whats best for our kids!

Peace,

~ Mom to 11 DS and 7 NY

December 14, 2001

Our old school offered teacher requests for all students. There was a form,

you had to give three teachers in order of preference, along with reasons

for your request. However, it was clearly stated that all requests may not

be honored. About 2 months before 's IEP, we would start the teacher

selection process. Basically, the sped teacher would narrow the field down

to three, and then I would meet with all three individually. Then the sped,

myself and the principal would sit down and decide which teacher.

Our new school does not allow teacher requests, however if there is a

certain teacher that you absolutely don't want for your child, you can put

that request into writing, along with a detailed explanation why. Here I

have written a paragraph describing the kind of teacher we want for ,

including disciplinary and teaching methods, and the sped teacher is using

that along with her experience with to choose a teacher. I will find

out next week who her teacher will be, so here's hoping!

Sharon

Re: Attention Seeking Behaviors AND Classroom

Inclusion

In a message dated 12/14/01 12:05:03 AM Canada Central Standard Time,

cindysue@... writes:

> BTW, do we parents even have a right to help select staff? I know Joan

told

> me before to make a list of qualifications the staff should have...and I

> got

> a sense that was the max we could do.

>

Hi ,

I would think this would vary from school to school. Some may have no

problem with requests, mine takes teacher requests for about a month, this

is for all children, while you aren't guarenteed the teacher requested they

do their best to get the kid into that classroom. Does your school not

offer

something like this? well ok perhaps in larger schools it's impratical.

hehe

Joy

December 14, 2001