tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post638498280095222362..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Better plans for special-needs kids?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-3785055048311290752013-02-18T23:15:10.708-05:002013-02-18T23:15:10.708-05:00Thank-you, AD. I agree.
Plenty of "neurotyp...Thank-you, AD. I agree.<br /><br />Plenty of "neurotypical" children disrupt learning, too.<br /><br />There is no place in CMS for children who aren't discipline problems, but have learning disabilities. My son is in the "gifted" range, yet has ADHD and a learning disorder in written expression. His teachers tell me what a polite child he is, where does he fit? Not in a large classroom, that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-17095678136035650792013-02-17T22:06:54.455-05:002013-02-17T22:06:54.455-05:006:54
My LD child was the highly compliant and quit...6:54<br />My LD child was the highly compliant and quite one who never liked to bring attention to himself. He won the Character Education award four years in a row at two different CMS elementary schools. I understand your point of view. My son could have easily fallen through the cracks in a class full of highly disruptive students who, I would argue, are just as likely to be labeled "gifted" as those who are assigned an "EC" label. My oldest son was in CMS' gifted program. Any teacher who ever worked with him would fall over in convulsions at the prospect of him being a contender for a CMS Character Education award. My "gifted" brother - a Yale physics major - received an out of school suspension in high school for "disruptive" behavior. <br /><br />So, for those of us with EC children, I agree that we need to have our voices heard to limit the amount of disruptions caused by average and gifted students in class who violate our children's basic rights to a sound and appropriate education. <br /><br />AD<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-6049356182013602192013-02-15T20:26:13.994-05:002013-02-15T20:26:13.994-05:00The only thing "sure" about any governme...The only thing "sure" about any government program is waste, corruption and inefficient labor costs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-59165734318685489142013-02-15T11:18:26.713-05:002013-02-15T11:18:26.713-05:00Unintended?
What makes you so sure of that?Unintended?<br /><br />What makes you so sure of that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-84799311947392697062013-02-15T04:15:13.075-05:002013-02-15T04:15:13.075-05:00This is all part of No Child Left Behind by our Fe...This is all part of No Child Left Behind by our Federal Government.<br /><br />The government action has an unintended consequence of the entire dumbing down of the USA public school systemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-52599933253715521852013-02-14T21:03:39.244-05:002013-02-14T21:03:39.244-05:00That was beautiful, Bolyn.
That was beautiful, Bolyn.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-32518717905981565432013-02-14T20:37:46.687-05:002013-02-14T20:37:46.687-05:00Boyln, I would submit that what you are refering t...Boyln, I would submit that what you are refering to is more like fear of another Watts riot or a Selma march that would tranish the image of Charlotte held only by those who are legends in their own minds. Their (state) motto is "to seem rather than to be".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35319060443471241602013-02-14T15:38:49.727-05:002013-02-14T15:38:49.727-05:00Were you hoping to ask His Highness how he intends...Were you hoping to ask His Highness how he intends to pay for all the new school buildings he wants and pre-K for all, without them costing taxpayers a dime?<br /><br />I would have loved that answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-13654480319259203632013-02-14T14:31:02.606-05:002013-02-14T14:31:02.606-05:00TO: ANON on Feb. 12th
I just saw the comment abou...TO: ANON on Feb. 12th<br /><br />I just saw the comment about logic and me. Well, thanks.<br /><br />I'll offer-up that today,Valentine Day, is an opportunity to think about the value of logic in education when so much of the planning is driven by the heart. <br /><br />If I had to chose which is better, I couldn't. Two are always better than one.<br /><br /><br />Bolyn McClung<br />Pineville, NCBolynMcClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938579006144446381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-82233059970001179632013-02-14T14:12:18.593-05:002013-02-14T14:12:18.593-05:009:42 p.m., maybe this is what I get for spending y...9:42 p.m., maybe this is what I get for spending yesterday in Asheville chasing the president instead of monitoring comments. It's a balancing act: I think it's great that regular readers have fun and feel like this is an online community, but I do try to keep the comments related to the topic at hand. Maybe Alicia and Shamash need to set up their own dance chat room :-)Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-34238601648546295852013-02-14T09:24:47.871-05:002013-02-14T09:24:47.871-05:00Anon 9:42.
Hey, for all we know, I might be consi...Anon 9:42.<br /><br />Hey, for all we know, I might be considered an "EC child" in today's world.<br /><br />It wouldn't surprise me at all.<br /><br />Fortunately I made it through public school before the pharmacists and social workers started running the place.<br /><br />AD,<br /><br />Now that is more like what I would expect dance to Philip Glass to look like.<br /><br />Glad to see that someone agrees.<br /><br />Now, I guess I'll stop disrupting "class"....Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-115945718085312102013-02-14T09:14:24.611-05:002013-02-14T09:14:24.611-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37940780763089493872013-02-14T06:54:51.995-05:002013-02-14T06:54:51.995-05:00As someone who has sat through IEPs as a teacher a...As someone who has sat through IEPs as a teacher and then as an administrator, taught Special Education children, had to discipline SpEd children as an administrator and most importantly had to explain to my child why he doesn’t get a full education from his teacher and has to put up the with outrageous behavior of SpEd/EC (BED, ADHD, Turrets) classmate, I see all sides.<br /><br />Since we live in a educational democratic (that’s small d folks) society, all children are afforded an education. However it is time for the parents of non-SpEd/EC children to make their unhappiness known. Sometimes, the least restrictive environment for a SpEd/EC child is not in any way best for them or the other children in the room.<br /><br />Yes, there are some learning disabilities that should be addressed by the general ed teacher or a co-teacher in the general classroom, but when a child—whomever they are or whatever their SpEd/EC classification or non-classification—disrupts ANY other child’s education, that is a violation of that child’s F.A.P.E. rights.<br /><br />And yes, the IEP system needs to be changed too. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-90782764419027404082013-02-13T23:11:48.879-05:002013-02-13T23:11:48.879-05:009:42
EVERY parent with an EC child experiences a p...9:42<br />EVERY parent with an EC child experiences a period of denial, depression, anger, and grief. Parents who have a child with a diagnosed learning disability or any other kind of disability go through a grieving process similar to death. This is perfectly normal. You are not alone. Although the conversation on this blog may take some lighthearted twists and turns, you are in the company of many who have walked your walk. Having a special-needs child is an ongoing journey filled with heartache and joy. It gets better, and then it doesn't, and then it does again. I always refer to the various EC stages as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride because this is what it feels like. I'm sorry you feel the conversation here veered off topic. It did, but please be assured this doesn't diminish the concerns you have which happen to be the very same concerns every parent with a special-needs child has. <br /><br />AD<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-57528120200785148252013-02-13T21:42:37.999-05:002013-02-13T21:42:37.999-05:00and once again, the conversation turns from the EC...and once again, the conversation turns from the EC child to any freaking thing else.<br /><br />Kind of how CMS treats any child who isn't "normal."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35137125943368381632013-02-13T21:34:32.104-05:002013-02-13T21:34:32.104-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CByoefokGrA
Shamas...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CByoefokGrA<br /><br />Shamash,<br />Kind of thing I lived and breathed for in college.<br /><br />Lucida Childs/Philip Glass. Enjoy!<br /><br />ADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89794489896649626472013-02-13T19:06:13.845-05:002013-02-13T19:06:13.845-05:00Too funny!
The Doctor is IN. (for navel and nava...Too funny!<br /><br />The Doctor is IN. (for navel and naval watching personelle) <br /><br />ADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-54921926288035471062013-02-13T17:59:33.606-05:002013-02-13T17:59:33.606-05:00AD,
Davis was army and it showed. Naval person...AD,<br /> Davis was army and it showed. Naval personnel already know where and what navels are around the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-38338452129181982642013-02-13T15:10:08.274-05:002013-02-13T15:10:08.274-05:00Oh, and she was a Mormon too. No kidding. Didn&#...Oh, and she was a Mormon too. No kidding. Didn't drink or smoke. Didn't like to wear a bra either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-87886875011012199512013-02-13T15:07:29.788-05:002013-02-13T15:07:29.788-05:00I believe John and Merce were partners - in a &quo...I believe John and Merce were partners - in a "diverse" way. <br /><br />One of my college professors was arrested for dancing topless on the Iwo Jima memorial in protest of the Vietnam War. Rumor had it she also flipped an audience the bird. She's pushing 80-years-old and still teaches at a major $58,000 a year university. <br /><br />ADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-73668479737769105922013-02-13T14:28:08.122-05:002013-02-13T14:28:08.122-05:00AD,
OK, made me look.
Hate to be a critic, espec...AD,<br /><br />OK, made me look.<br /><br />Hate to be a critic, especially since I'm such a moron when it comes to music and dance, but...<br /><br />Seriously? <br /><br />I guess I expect the dance to relate to the music somehow.<br /><br />I see he also "collaborates" with John Cage.<br /><br />Some people are just weird that way.<br /><br />I only took one Music class my whole life. <br /><br />It was Music Appreciation. <br /><br />For the clueless. <br /><br />My professor was a guy who sang for a composer named Kenneth Gaburo on Antiphony III and IV.<br /><br />Dance to this, if you can.<br /><br />Back at ya...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V3Ikn-1RN8<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-78974093334390069232013-02-13T13:08:06.612-05:002013-02-13T13:08:06.612-05:00My MI scores suggest possible career choices in da...My MI scores suggest possible career choices in dance and/or military psychiatry. Seriously. <br /><br />Therefore, I've decided my first patient is going to be school board member, Eric Davis, so we can explore the Logical thought process that prompted him to vote in favor of standardized testing modern dance performed to music by Philip Glass. I can't remember if Eric Davis attended West Point or the Navel Academy?<br /><br />ADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-73740622680998296842013-02-13T10:53:39.578-05:002013-02-13T10:53:39.578-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is59-H8oGB0
Happy ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is59-H8oGB0<br /><br />Happy Valentine's Day, Shamash. <br /><br />ADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-44162131203748864492013-02-13T09:15:58.826-05:002013-02-13T09:15:58.826-05:00AD,
Sorry, but I took a quick test of multiple in...AD,<br /><br />Sorry, but I took a quick test of multiple intelligences on a scale of 0-20 and here's what I got.<br /><br />Roughly 10's (equal to a 5 on your scale):<br /><br /><inesthetic<br />Naturalistic<br />Interpersonal<br />Musical<br /><br />And roughly 20's on everything else.<br /><br />Linguistic<br />Visual<br />Logical<br />Intrapersonal<br /><br />My low scores in Musical, Kinesthetic, and Interpresonal intelligences probably explain why I wouldn't care to see anyone dance to Philip Glass.<br /><br />I'm not sure what Singleton would have to say about these multiple intelligences.<br /><br />But he's sure that if a black person scores low in any type of intelligence it is due to racism.<br /><br />Asians, of course, will score high in all of them if that's what the white man expects.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-45751106963937190432013-02-13T08:28:53.896-05:002013-02-13T08:28:53.896-05:00Yes, my child's IEP meeting was scheduled duri...Yes, my child's IEP meeting was scheduled during a Specials class, so the teacher was available to attend and did not miss any instructional time.<br /><br />Personally, the meeting was a waste of time, they weren't prepared and seemed to want to push my child out of the program because he made too much progress the past 6 weeks. He is still way behind his peers and his father and I have to reteach him everything he has learned during the day. What a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com