Re: Maybe it's just me

January 14, 2003

> Did I mention that Black History Month is in February

Whoops! I missed that one.

> and it is usually

> capitalized?

It is on the paper - where he filled in the circle.

-Sara.

who truly cannot believe what you've had to go through with this " teacher "

January 14, 2003

> Did I mention that Black History Month is in February

Whoops! I missed that one.

> and it is usually

> capitalized?

It is on the paper - where he filled in the circle.

-Sara.

who truly cannot believe what you've had to go through with this " teacher "

January 14, 2003

The sad face and you can do better is as a teacher and a parent completely

unacceptable. Not to mention her penmanship leaves a lot to be desired. Sully

had it written into his IEP that corrections were not to be made on his papers

because it caused him too much upset. He is finally accepting red pen on his

papers but it is minimal and the teacher NEVER NEVER says do better! Boil that

teacher in oil Sissi!!!

CHRIS

Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they can

give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age can give your

opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been Boone's age can give

your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely honest

with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

The sad face and you can do better is as a teacher and a parent completely

unacceptable. Not to mention her penmanship leaves a lot to be desired. Sully

had it written into his IEP that corrections were not to be made on his papers

because it caused him too much upset. He is finally accepting red pen on his

papers but it is minimal and the teacher NEVER NEVER says do better! Boil that

teacher in oil Sissi!!!

CHRIS

Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they can

give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age can give your

opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been Boone's age can give

your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely honest

with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

I think this teacher is a jerk. It looks like he has motor problems, but

most of the answers were correct. What is she doing for this kid’s

self-esteem. I am the opposite with Dessirée (I am not a teacher. I am

just a mother) I tried to tell her what is good in her and correct her

in a respectful way. Do you think Boone has written this way to bother

her? Does she think so?.

She needs to read some books like How to talk so children will learn (

this is for NT children and will proof her wrong).

I don’t have any advice on how to handle this, but I am sure you will

get a good piece of advice here. I just wanted to support you.

Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo, no dx yet some autistic

traits)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: Sissi Garvey

Enviado el: Miércoles, 15 de Enero de 2003 06:17 a.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they

can give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age

can give your opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been

Boone's age can give your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in

kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely

honest with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

I think this teacher is a jerk. It looks like he has motor problems, but

most of the answers were correct. What is she doing for this kid’s

self-esteem. I am the opposite with Dessirée (I am not a teacher. I am

just a mother) I tried to tell her what is good in her and correct her

in a respectful way. Do you think Boone has written this way to bother

her? Does she think so?.

She needs to read some books like How to talk so children will learn (

this is for NT children and will proof her wrong).

I don’t have any advice on how to handle this, but I am sure you will

get a good piece of advice here. I just wanted to support you.

Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo, no dx yet some autistic

traits)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: Sissi Garvey

Enviado el: Miércoles, 15 de Enero de 2003 06:17 a.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they

can give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age

can give your opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been

Boone's age can give your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in

kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely

honest with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

I think this teacher is a jerk. It looks like he has motor problems, but

most of the answers were correct. What is she doing for this kid’s

self-esteem. I am the opposite with Dessirée (I am not a teacher. I am

just a mother) I tried to tell her what is good in her and correct her

in a respectful way. Do you think Boone has written this way to bother

her? Does she think so?.

She needs to read some books like How to talk so children will learn (

this is for NT children and will proof her wrong).

I don’t have any advice on how to handle this, but I am sure you will

get a good piece of advice here. I just wanted to support you.

Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo, no dx yet some autistic

traits)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: Sissi Garvey

Enviado el: Miércoles, 15 de Enero de 2003 06:17 a.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they

can give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age

can give your opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been

Boone's age can give your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in

kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely

honest with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

BTW Kindergarteners always write big at this time of year. His penmanship isn't

that bad from what I have seen from other kids NT at that.

CHRIS

Re: Maybe it's just me

> He CAN read, so he knows exactly what it says.

Sissi <

even if he couldn't, he'd still know what that big ugly face is

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

January 14, 2003

I am adding to my own post that did not have any idea what kinder kids

handwriting looks like and then I read Jacquie’s post about and he

is oldest and all the other post about terrible handwriting in NT and

what about Doctors are they to smart to write correctly. I don’t know

about US, but here you can even read a doctors prescription.

I think you should print all our e-mails and show her what we think, so

she can deal with us one by one.

I love what he answered to The weather is OK. Not cold. So he likes

winter.

Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo, no dx yet some autistic

traits)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: Cecilia

Enviado el: Martes, 14 de Enero de 2003 08:38 p.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: RE: Maybe it's just me

Importancia: Alta

I think this teacher is a jerk. It looks like he has motor problems, but

most of the answers were correct. What is she doing for this kid’s

self-esteem. I am the opposite with Dessirée (I am not a teacher. I am

just a mother) I tried to tell her what is good in her and correct her

in a respectful way. Do you think Boone has written this way to bother

her? Does she think so?.

She needs to read some books like How to talk so children will learn (

this is for NT children and will proof her wrong).

I don’t have any advice on how to handle this, but I am sure you will

get a good piece of advice here. I just wanted to support you.

Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo, no dx yet some autistic

traits)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: Sissi Garvey

Enviado el: Miércoles, 15 de Enero de 2003 06:17 a.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they

can give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age

can give your opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been

Boone's age can give your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in

kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely

honest with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

I am adding to my own post that did not have any idea what kinder kids

handwriting looks like and then I read Jacquie’s post about and he

is oldest and all the other post about terrible handwriting in NT and

what about Doctors are they to smart to write correctly. I don’t know

about US, but here you can even read a doctors prescription.

I think you should print all our e-mails and show her what we think, so

she can deal with us one by one.

I love what he answered to The weather is OK. Not cold. So he likes

winter.

Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo, no dx yet some autistic

traits)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: Cecilia

Enviado el: Martes, 14 de Enero de 2003 08:38 p.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: RE: Maybe it's just me

Importancia: Alta

I think this teacher is a jerk. It looks like he has motor problems, but

most of the answers were correct. What is she doing for this kid’s

self-esteem. I am the opposite with Dessirée (I am not a teacher. I am

just a mother) I tried to tell her what is good in her and correct her

in a respectful way. Do you think Boone has written this way to bother

her? Does she think so?.

She needs to read some books like How to talk so children will learn (

this is for NT children and will proof her wrong).

I don’t have any advice on how to handle this, but I am sure you will

get a good piece of advice here. I just wanted to support you.

Cecilia, from Peru (mom to Dessiree 3½ yo, no dx yet some autistic

traits)

Lovely husband

-----Mensaje original-----

De: Sissi Garvey

Enviado el: Miércoles, 15 de Enero de 2003 06:17 a.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they

can give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age

can give your opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been

Boone's age can give your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in

kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely

honest with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

What the heck is wrong with people. This is really good work for an average

kindergartener for Boone it's outstanding. The negative comments are so not

needed.

I'm sorry but I'm basing this on at that age and let me tell you I can

read it , it took me till this year to get peter to even be able to write where

I could. (just a reference 's IQ is higher then mine)

Ughh this upsets me so much. It's not negativity these children need it's love

support and understanding. Why knock them down, why not build them up .

Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they can

give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age can give your

opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been Boone's age can give

your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely honest

with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

What the heck is wrong with people. This is really good work for an average

kindergartener for Boone it's outstanding. The negative comments are so not

needed.

I'm sorry but I'm basing this on at that age and let me tell you I can

read it , it took me till this year to get peter to even be able to write where

I could. (just a reference 's IQ is higher then mine)

Ughh this upsets me so much. It's not negativity these children need it's love

support and understanding. Why knock them down, why not build them up .

Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they can

give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age can give your

opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been Boone's age can give

your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely honest

with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

What the heck is wrong with people. This is really good work for an average

kindergartener for Boone it's outstanding. The negative comments are so not

needed.

I'm sorry but I'm basing this on at that age and let me tell you I can

read it , it took me till this year to get peter to even be able to write where

I could. (just a reference 's IQ is higher then mine)

Ughh this upsets me so much. It's not negativity these children need it's love

support and understanding. Why knock them down, why not build them up .

Maybe it's just me

I'm not going to say what I think. There are teachers here. Maybe they can

give their opinions. Maybe some of you moms with kids Boone's age can give your

opinions. Maybe some of you who have kids who have been Boone's age can give

your opinions.

Maybe I'm just overly-sensitive.

For those of you who don't know, Boone is five years old and in kindergarten.

Please look at this and tell me what YOU think. Please be completely honest

with me. Someone's health may depend on it.

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/youcandobetter.jpg

Sissi

January 14, 2003

Sissi, I am a teacher of 26 years experience (9 yrs. first grade, 13

years kindergarten, 2 years developmental first grade and 2 years

Title I Reading First Grade.) Here's what I think: This lady has a

MAJOR problem. His work is wonderful for a kdg. student at this time

of year, esp. one with the dx of autism. If she has a problem with

all caps, she can work on it at handwriting time and in another way.

Many kdg. students still write on worksheets in all caps, esp. if

they are copying from the board to paper. He has done a great job

writing words in the blanks and making them make sense. Many of the

kids still can't get the right words in the right blank at this time

of year. It is obvious that she is unable to look at the positive

side to this worksheet. She has focussed (sp?) entirely on the

negative.

IMO, this type of worksheet is fairly worthless for kdg. students

because the majority of them are copying words they can't even read!

What is the point? And here she has a student who CAN read and put

the right answers in the blank and what does she do, but focus on

what he can't do (in her opinion...)

The giant sad face and written message are the worst since she knows

he can read it. I guess she prefers the neatly printed ones written

in all lowercase letters from that little girl that can't read a damn

thing on the page, huh?

If she wants to work on handwriting, how about doing it on lined

paper with guides and samples on the same page? Handwriting without

Tears is an excellent program for this. This worksheet is a

worthless piece of busywork IMO and she needs to watch what she

writes on papers to any kid.

Does she EVER write a positive comment? If Boone's papers are

usually neater and written in all lowercase letters then maybe he

hurried. But who can blame him? Why should he waste his time on

this kind of nonsense?

How old is she and how long has she been teaching kdg.? I don't like

her. <vbgrin> Leggs

January 14, 2003