Re: I want to learn to not answer questions

[Guest guest]

Oh good grief!

 

" Please waste your time looking on our website even though what you are looking

for won't be on there....and I might attend you IEP where we can talk in person

about what you want to know, if I come "

 

That about sums it up, right?

 

Do they learn this in college or something?  Is it part of getting your

teaching degree or something?  Ugh!  I feel your pain...our district is

" exemplary " in evading questions!

 

Pure insanity.  I would email her back, reitterate (sp?) what she just told you

and then ask the same questions again.  One time I suggested to my case manager

that maybe she needed me to put the questions in a simple format where she could

answer them one by one...my attorney is having a field day over this.

 

I wish I had advice for you, but I am learning from you :0)

Graham

832-816-7992

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From: Kerrigan <leslie-kerrigan@...>

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Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:32 AM

Subject: I want to learn to not answer questions

 

Do they train these folks to be evasive? Is there a class I can take to

ask the correct questions to actually get a meaningful answer?

This is a response from the high school resource teacher (department

head/incoming case manager) when I asked for information about resource

or other special ed classes that are offered at the high school I gave

a disclaimer that I understood that by giving me this information, I in

NO WAY would construe this as an offer of placement, but was simply

interested in learning about the spectrum of courses offered besides the

regular ed classes I was already familiar with.

Here's what I got:

Hello ,

I know that S. was going to invite me to the IEP and depending on

my schedule, I will try to attend. You may want to visit the PHS

website for more information regarding classes. Our resource

classes are not listed but I can explain those more in person. We

have a blended model at the high school so we do not designate RSP

vs. SDC classes.

I will not be checking e-mail again this week but I can call you

when we return from break.

Note, the IEP has not yet been scheduled, but a 10 minute meeting to

choose courses has been scheduled for March 22nd. In that 10 minutes

(in person) I am supposed to learn about all 's options and

make informed choices. And of course I looked at the website to see the

catalog, but the classes I am interested in are not printed in the

catalog. Duh.

I so want to reply " do you think I'm stupid? " but that seems a tad

acrimonious to begin a 4 year relationship with the school. They know

exactly what I want... there has been a bunch of emails, all I want is

to know about the non-regular ed offerings, and to visit classrooms.

They won't say " no, you can't have that information " but they won't give

it to me either. Why is this such a secret???????? What are they

afraid of???

, mom to (16), (14 DS) and Sammy (12)

[Guest guest]

We used to day that Principals had to take courses on LYING before they got the

job. DUH!

What ARE they afraid of.. that they may have to actually offer something that

would BENEFIT our children?

That parents might somehow figure out how to get the services that they need for

their children?

That they might actually have to TEACH our children something more than folding

pizza boxes?

Wouldn't it be wonderful if parents could rate the teachers and raises, bonuses,

positions would be based on them?

[Guest guest]

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes!

On 2/21/2012 7:57 PM, and FRANK wrote:

> We used to day that Principals had to take courses on LYING before

> they got the job. DUH!

> What ARE they afraid of.. that they may have to actually offer

> something that would BENEFIT our children?

> That parents might somehow figure out how to get the services that

> they need for their children?

> That they might actually have to TEACH our children something more

> than folding pizza boxes?

> Wouldn't it be wonderful if parents could rate the teachers and

> raises, bonuses, positions would be based on them?

>