what's going on in noah's class?

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So, the 1st six weeks is almost up, and I thought that everything was

going smooth. I was always told that Noah and his new aide were

working well togethor and from what Ive seen so far, it seems to be

true. Noah is all smiles when he sees him in the morning. the

problem is, is that he is not always there, for whatever reason. I

know he is still persuing a degree, and I can certainly relate, Ive

been working on my four year for about ten years, LOL, and he lives a

pretty good distance from teh school. I know the pay is not worth it

because I had his position up until last year. Anyway, I found out

from the person who subbed for him that there is a point after lunch

when Noah and the rest of his classmates are sent to another room to

watch TV, while the certified teacher works with one resource

student. This was an issue last year, I know, because I was there.

Dont get me wrong, this child is entitled to her time with the

teacher, but so is mine. I was told that this new teacher is hardly

ever in the class, teh aides dont know where she goes and the only

time they see her in the class is to work with this particular

student. BTW, this student is the child of a teacher who has been

working there for years. Hmmm? When does my child get time with his

teacher? I know his teacher is his home room teacher as well, that

is what I advocated for, but what about the time he is in his sped

class? Does he just watch tv? The teacher I worked with last year

struggled with this. She wanted to dedicate as much time with

the " life skills " students as she was being told to spend with this

resource student, and when she asked for outside help, it was frowned

upon. Needless to say, her contract was not renewed. Hmmm? then I

find out today that he wasn't in his homeroom class at all today, and

today was picture day. His picture came out so horrible. He looks

scared and it made me sad and sick to my stomach to look at it. I

know that pose. Its the put your hands in your lap and stay there,

pose. I will not be buying. I will say this, his aide from last year

and I rarely saw eye to eye, but she sure could get him to take a

good picture. Anyway, sorry to vent like this. Sometimes, i need to

get it all out there before I take it to the school. Talking about it

calms me to where I can be rational and beneficial to Noah when I

bring it to the schools attention, and I will be doing so. Thanks

for " listening " . :-) Leilani