Re: Charter verses public school

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completed by the end of the day, to finish at home. That along with " we cannot

guarantee that we could have someone to watch tour daughter with choking

issues " , led me to homeschool, which has worked out so beautifully for us.

gets one on one attention from me or her sisters, strong emotiomal support,

greater sense if family unity and flexibility, no labels or ostracization, time

management, and help with daily living activities. She can read beutifully and

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simply!), and is socially confident. We go to park days where she is accepted

and loved fully, and we go on quite a few field trips. It has worked for our

family and I also brought my other three children home. They are actually more

confident and self-assured and outgoing. So, you can always try it and see if it

is a good fit for your family. Every family is different in their needs and

priorities, so just remember what works for your family may not work for others.

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Charter verses public school

Hi everyone! I'm in a

whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in my town that had a

spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of the public school

system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with just entering a

new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send their kids to charter

schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to make the best decision

for ! Janell ( 5 years old with

pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

We don't have a charter school option. However, the public school where we moved

2 years ago is terrible. For tge first time we are exploring homeschool. Public

school can be a social nightmare for sone kids.

Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone! I'm in a whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in

my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of

the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

Have to agree with . NOT all public schools are terrible though. Ours is

very judgemental. So bad that I have to stay with my son (or sit outside the

door). His teacher has a problem with drool so I have to change his bibs, she

doesn't " feel she needs to learn basic sign " even though that's how my son

communicates. So again, I have to translate what he wants or needs. Just look

more into it and see what's best for .

-allison

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Re: Charter verses public school

We don't have a charter school option. However, the public school where we moved

2 years ago is terrible. For tge first time we are exploring homeschool. Public

school can be a social nightmare for sone kids.

Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone! I'm in a whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in

my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of

the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

To hear some of these stories is just so heart wrenching. My son is

in a

public school and I can say I have never been happier. Everyone in the school

from

the teachers to the janitors care about your child. I wish every sinlge one of 

you the

best of  luck finding schools for your children. Lilly-mom to

(5-pmg).

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To: " polymicrogyria " <polymicrogyria >

Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 11:00:44 AM

Subject: Re: Charter verses public school

We don't have a charter school option. However, the public school where we moved

2 years ago is terrible. For tge first time we are exploring homeschool. Public

school can be a social nightmare for sone kids.

Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone! I'm in a whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in

my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of

the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

     

[Guest guest]

My daughter got sent to detention fir not finishing her work. She didn't finish

it because she got pulled out for PT.

She was slapped by a student IN CLASS and the teacher didn't notice. She didn't

feel safe going to her teacher, and when I told ghe principal she shrugged and

said " sorry about that. "

However, we have lived in 5 different school districts all over the US and this

is tge ONLY one I've had a problem with. She came in here on a 504 and we

switched back to an IEP they were so bad here.

Sent from my iPhone

Have to agree with . NOT all public schools are terrible though. Ours is

very judgemental. So bad that I have to stay with my son (or sit outside the

door). His teacher has a problem with drool so I have to change his bibs, she

doesn't " feel she needs to learn basic sign " even though that's how my son

communicates. So again, I have to translate what he wants or needs. Just look

more into it and see what's best for .

-allison

Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

Re: Charter verses public school

We don't have a charter school option. However, the public school where we moved

2 years ago is terrible. For tge first time we are exploring homeschool. Public

school can be a social nightmare for sone kids.

Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone! I'm in a whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in

my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of

the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

What I don't get is why these people become teachers.... maybe the should read

the

definition of teacher.

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To: " polymicrogyria " <polymicrogyria >

Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 11:41:44 AM

Subject: Re: Charter verses public school

My daughter got sent to detention fir not finishing her work. She didn't finish

it because she got pulled out for PT.

She was slapped by a student IN CLASS and the teacher didn't notice.  She didn't

feel safe going to her teacher, and when I told ghe principal she shrugged and

said " sorry about that. "

However, we have lived in 5 different school districts all over the US and this

is tge ONLY one I've had a problem with. She came in here on a 504 and we

switched back to an IEP they were so bad here.

Sent from my iPhone

Have to agree with . NOT all public schools are terrible though. Ours is

very judgemental. So bad that I have to stay with my son (or sit outside the

door). His teacher has a problem with drool so I have to change his bibs, she

doesn't " feel she needs to learn basic sign " even though that's how my son

communicates. So again, I have to translate what he wants or needs. Just look

more into it and see what's best for .

-allison

Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

Re: Charter verses public school

We don't have a charter school option. However, the public school where we moved

2 years ago is terrible. For tge first time we are exploring homeschool. Public

school can be a social nightmare for sone kids.

Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone! I'm in a whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in

my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of

the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

Its nothing but a paycheck to most of them (at least here it is).

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Re: Charter verses public school

We don't have a charter school option. However, the public school where we moved

2 years ago is terrible. For tge first time we are exploring homeschool. Public

school can be a social nightmare for sone kids.

Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone! I'm in a whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in

my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of

the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

Wow! Is your son in mainstream or a special needs class? Drool! Really? I guesse

I'm a little shocked.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Re: Charter verses public school

We don't have a charter school option. However, the public school where we moved

2 years ago is terrible. For tge first time we are exploring homeschool. Public

school can be a social nightmare for sone kids.

Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone! I'm in a whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in

my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of

the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

His class is mixed with special and typical. And yes, she finds drool pretty

gross. She was all for working with my son and once the day came, she was a

totally different person than the one that I had met. But she treats all of the

other children real good. Just mine she is disgusted with. But things will be

different next school year.

-allison

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Re: Charter verses public school

We don't have a charter school option. However, the public school where we moved

2 years ago is terrible. For tge first time we are exploring homeschool. Public

school can be a social nightmare for sone kids.

Sent from my iPhone

Hi everyone! I'm in a whirlwind of emotions today! There is a charter school in

my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified of

the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

[Guest guest]

I am shocked by the treatment you all have suffered at the hands of the public

school system. My husband is a special ed teacher who loves his job. There are

federal requirements that must be met for the care and protection of our kids.

It sounds like the schools some of you are dealing with are not in compliance

with these requirements and guidelines. I would recommend having an iep and

pushing for decent treatment.

My grandson, , has bilateral diffuse PMG, and he started pre-school this

year in Mesa, AZ. They have a great program, and he loves going to school. He

is 3, unable to sit unassisted, and nonverbal. He doesn't have enought control

over his arms and hands for sign at this time, but the teacher has been working

on communication with the few skills he does have.

We have a big issue with funding for education in AZ. We are in 50th place for

education funding which makes things very hard for the teachers, but thankfully

there are many who care about the kids.

Judy, grandmother of

[Guest guest]

I would say there are definitely some compliance issues with your school. There

is no way that you should have to sit in the class or outside of it to

change his bib. If they enrolled him they HAVE to provide an appropriate

education and meet his needs....including the drool. If the teacher is not

highly qualified to do this they must provide someone who is or an aide to do

so.

Any ladies it is not just OH. MI has some issues too. Not all schools are bad in

OH just as not all in MI, or elsewhere for that matter, but we are definitely

considering the home school route if we end up in court with the school (b/c of

their denial of my daughter's service dog). Part of the problem is that more

parents need to stand up and let them know that this is NOT acceptable treatment

of our children. My daughter's aide got " rough " with her right in front of me

and my thought was if she thinks this is acceptable than what is she doing when

I am not here? It can be scary when our kids are vulnerable.

Best of luck ladies and be strong and fight for what is necessary and right. The

law is on our side but sometime we have to show them that they have to enforce

it.

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in my town that had a spot open up for my five year old . I'm terrified

of the public school system and I'm not sure why. It may just be anxiety with

just entering a new stage in his life but I'm not sure. Does anyone send

their kids to charter schools? If so how do you feel about it? I just want to

make the best decision for ! Janell ( 5 years old with pmg)

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