Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Lynne, My son is 7 and only entered the school system this current school year. I live in Florida and unfortunately the school system in the entire state is horrible. Basicly, if you choose to try the school system, in my opinion, it's the luck of the draw. The reason I say this is because even though we found a great Charter school for to go to, we still have issues with the staff on a daily basis. Sometimes I think the problem stems from the fact that, just to look at , he looks perfectly "normal", so the teachers/aides/therapists/ expect too much from him. Good luck in making your decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Lynne, My son is 7 and only entered the school system this current school year. I live in Florida and unfortunately the school system in the entire state is horrible. Basicly, if you choose to try the school system, in my opinion, it's the luck of the draw. The reason I say this is because even though we found a great Charter school for to go to, we still have issues with the staff on a daily basis. Sometimes I think the problem stems from the fact that, just to look at , he looks perfectly "normal", so the teachers/aides/therapists/ expect too much from him. Good luck in making your decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Lynne, My son is 7 and only entered the school system this current school year. I live in Florida and unfortunately the school system in the entire state is horrible. Basicly, if you choose to try the school system, in my opinion, it's the luck of the draw. The reason I say this is because even though we found a great Charter school for to go to, we still have issues with the staff on a daily basis. Sometimes I think the problem stems from the fact that, just to look at , he looks perfectly "normal", so the teachers/aides/therapists/ expect too much from him. Good luck in making your decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I'm curious, about how everyone handles school for their kids, if their kids' symptoms keep changing all the time. Right now we are planning on homeschooling Jericho in the fall, although we haven't totally ruled out school. We just feel like it would be so much easier for him to do what he is able to do, and work around what he can't do, that way. Plus it will be much easier for him to rest on the days when he needs it, and it will be easier to work around the word retrieval problems that come and go. Has anyone tried school with a child who has big changes? How has it gone? I'm sure it depends a lot on the individual school but I'm still very interested. Do you get an aide when needed, and if so, does the process of getting one usually take longer than the symptoms last? Or is someone assigned full-time even if the child only needs the aide for a week or two, or a month or two, here and there? Lynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Lynne, Hi Both Kira and attend school half days and then have a home teacher come to the house. They each are intitled to 5 hours of schooling a week with the home teacher through the district. They also have a one on one aide to help keep them up in the in school time because they are in they are out so much. I did have to fight for the aide in class, and am still fighting for them to meet Kira's needs rather than her meet the needs of the district since we have stupid block scheduling which is very discriminatory to a student with any kind of special needs. You need to Know the special education laws. Look them up yourself, don't take their word for it ever. I am a credentialed special needs teacher and trust me, what parents get told is not always the truth according to the law and there is an attitude of what the parents don't know will only benefit us. Now there are some school districts who have their act together but they are far and few between. I work for the district my kids are in and still I go round and round with them on the law and servicing my kids according to the law. I haven't lost yet though so the law still is on your side. We are headed to mediation on an issue in the next few weeks as it is. Good Luck, HUGS! O and crew - Kira, , and Krisalynn Mitochondrial Myopathy-MIDS Maternally Inherited Dysautonomia and dad Enrique Visit our web page: WWW. caringbridge.org/ca/mitooggo Help support my sister in her new business at : Come and see what's NEW! http://www.youravon.com/elleenmiller Your AVON representative (Sign in passcode: ElleensAVON if you are signing in for the first time :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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