vent/ aids

March 1, 2001

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How does this guy figure that the aide is there " out of the kindness of her

heart " , when she is PAID STAFF? Excuse the h*** out of me, but she is there

because it's her job, not a favor! Also, has the RIGHT to an

appropriate education and for him that means having the consistency of the

same aide because he cannot benefit from his education if he is upset about

change!!! I'm with you...you need to demand that his needs be met and not

apologize for that!! I wouldn't wait until the Fall. I would call an IEP

and tell them that if his present aide can't be more reliable, you want

someone who is!! Go get 'em, a!!

Terry

March 1, 2001

i need to vent this morning!!! this morning when i took nathan to school, his

usual aid was sick AGAIN, this has been a problem in the past, she is gone as

much as nathan, if not more. ive argued in the past with the principle about

this, but he didnt have any answers, then today, it was a didfferent aid, but

she has been with nathan a couple of times--- i flat out said to her, " now if

they start switching aid after aid as they did when his oringinal aid was gone

most of two weeks i would not put up with that and would pull him " thats all

there was said i wasnt mean or anything just stated the fact. Anyways about half

an hour later at home i get a call from the principle stating that i was rude

and that all problems need to be brought to him, the aid was all upset, she was

here to hlep nathan out of the kindness of her heart etc, etc,. I told him i was

sorry, but i wasnt mean i just stted the facts, etc, and told him it wasnt just

with one aid change its if they keep switching aids thrughuot the day, and week,

nathan cant handle the nonconsistency, apperntly the aid misunderstood thinking

i was pulling him anytime there was a different aid-- then he said i didnt need

to apologize to her not him, we argued some more befour i ended our

conversation---now after venting and thinking this morning, i will call him

back, and state we want a new aid starting this fall, one that is consistent

with thier work, not sick or home with sick kids practically weekly or

everycouple weeks, He is to have only two aids, or else he can stay home, they

need to call me in the morning so i am prepared and can prepare nathan too--he

usually looks forward to seeing his aid and is thrown off when she is not there.

I also refuse to apologize to this aid, she may be there (some) out of the

kindness of her heart, but she applied for an associate/aid position, and she

gets paid to work with my son, she is NOT a certified teacher, just someone who

likes to work with kids, and teaching area, apparently special needs kids, and

if she cant handle the truth and parents, then she needs to try something else.

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March 1, 2001

Hi Jordan's Mom,

Do you ever like me wonder if there is any criteria concerning

qualifications for an aid position or how hard they try to fill them?

We have had the same trouble you have my son Lee is 7yrs old in 1st

grade not 3rd (my daughter is in third) I think my first reply I mixed

that up but anyway our Special Ed teacher says it is so hard to get aids

blahh blahh blahh in other words she is telling me we're lucky rather

than the truth which is by law he is entitled to quality education. I

know how you feel but try not to go postal I know it is challenging.

Keep on venting!

Sometimes I wonder what the work history of some of the teachers as well

as the aids is and think maybe they just couldn't get a job anywhere

else I know they are hired off the street and are paid peanuts for it

but if they're going to complain so much maybe they should go work at

McD's hey maybe they already have and instead of workng with the general

population have decided they can cope better as an aid or maybe not -

most of them are pretty nice and seem compassionate enough -well there I

go venting.

Take Care gotta go before it gets ugly.

March 1, 2001

Sorry I meant 's Mom!

March 2, 2001

thanks, all,i talke with him agian after we boht had time to cool our jets, and

he agreed to our demands/changes. And i never did apologize to her, many friends

to me that this sub is one of those types, a prune, whimpy, etc, and i wasnt

mean or rude to her, i just stated a fact.

Re: vent/ aids

In a message dated 3/1/01 11:41:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,

Imaddenmom@... writes:

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