Re: I Am Holland

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I have not seen Chantelle's poem, " I Am Holland. " Chantelle, would

you send that to me? And would you mind me sharing it with students?

I've been teaching at the university for a few years, and I love it.

I'm getting my Ph.D. in Special Education so that I can keep doing

it, but with tenure and be able to do my own research. And of course,

families and children are my point of focus, always. I'm in my first

year, but when it nears the time for me to do my dissertation, I hope

you all won't mind me descending upon you for info!! <smile>

Rosie (Neal-11, CHARGE; -Marie, 6)

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> Rosie,

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> Have you seen Chantelle's poem related to " Welcome to Holland " ,

called " I am Holland " ? If not, you might want to read it and

consider adding it to your already excellent choices of " Welcome to

Holland " and " Welcome to Beirut " . It would add other vital aspects

to the issues.

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> In what area or field are you pursuing your Ph.D.? It sounds like

you are already having a striking influence on students. Is your

ultimate goal at this time to teach or ?.

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> Mom to Kendra, and Camille

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> Michele,

> Great article! I agree with what you said about our thoughts and

> beliefs evolving. That's true of everyone. But you hit it dead-on

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> parents of children with special needs. Your article reminded me

a bit

> of the " Welcome to Holland " essay. When I first read that, I

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> this is so wonderful and true. Then, a few years later when I was

> teaching a families course at the university, I ran across the

rebuttal

> essay, " Welcome to Beirut " and that one rang much truer. Now, I

> distribute both of those to my students so they understand that

> families sometimes have different approaches/perceptions, or that

their

> perceptions definitely can change over time.

> Rosie (Neal, 11, CHARGE; -marie, 6)

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