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This and That

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Rye is skiing today and Don is catching up on sleep so I have a chance to sit and write and think. Ahhhh. I’m feeling myself exhale. Lovely. Rye’s been sick with a chest cold the past few days so I have not had much time to myself and it’s nice now to have a [...]

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The New Psychiatrist

Thursday, November 17, 2011

We met with the new psychiatrist this week. Or what may become the new psychiatrist. I say ‘may’ because I have also made an appointment with another psychiatrist so we’ll see who we like better.
So, how was he? Well, ok, I guess. This one is fairly young. He’s less than 10 years out of med [...]

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Miracles Do Happen

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Apparently Rye’s talk with God the other day helped.
Last night he sat down, completely of his own free will while Don and I were watching TV in another part of the house, and wrote a 2 page, single-spaced story about himself. No one asked him to do this. There was no assignment he was trying [...]

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Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut

Monday, November 8, 2010

Rye’s Reading.
As a part of our homeschool work I make Rye read a part of his reading assignment out loud every day as he is dyslexic and I need to make sure he is reading all of the words correctly. Also, this way he can ask me how to pronounce words as we go or [...]

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How The Outdated Public Education Model Creates A Rise In ADHD Diagnoses And Lowers Creative Thinking

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

This is a great video. It is about the current public education model and how it is based on the times of the Industrial Revolution and harms as many kids as it helps. As Don and I seriously contemplate pulling our son out of public school again [as we see daily that it's doing him [...]

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The Stress Effect

Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Good News: After a few days at home, Rye is back to himself. Perky, animated, grounded. His usual bouncy self.
The Bad News: The cause of his mental distress was and is his school situation.
This will have to be addressed.
This is the direct result of our state pushing for and insisting on mainstreaming all kids [...]

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Happenings…

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Things are clicking along here.
The good news is that the home life is good, Rye is doing well at home and has *so far* [I have a feeling this is about to change] what is probably his best school attendance ever. He has only missed a couple of days so far this year and for [...]

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Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) For Bipolar Disorder

Thursday, September 16, 2010

So, as you know by now, we have a few difficulties with the school Rye attends. And that would be a gross understatement. Without going back over it all, suffice it to say this is not the most enlightened, progressive, or proactive public school in the world. Or, even in our county (which, by the [...]

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Seeing Isn’t Believing

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

postcard from www.postsecret.com – suicide prevention project

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Homeschool: The How And What

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

This is not our first time around on homeschooling. We did it for over a year in the 4th-5th grade. At the point I pulled Rye out of 4th grade, he was falling behind academically and was extremely frustrated by the school environment. Which, for us, meant nearly daily meltdowns at home. I pulled him [...]

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People With Perfect Children Are Perfect Parents

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Alright, I’ll be honest. I am not feeling the love today.
Normally I start my morning out reading a little bit of a certain pretty & friendly site to start my day. The site is light, mindless, it’s beautiful, and without conflict, pain, or struggle. I find this very appealing first thing in the morning. In [...]

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Category Archives: Learning Disabilities

This and That

The New Psychiatrist

Miracles Do Happen

Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut

How The Outdated Public Education Model Creates A Rise In ADHD Diagnoses And Lowers Creative Thinking

The Stress Effect

Happenings…

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) For Bipolar Disorder

Seeing Isn’t Believing

Homeschool: The How And What

People With Perfect Children Are Perfect Parents

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