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Inclusion: The Death of Special Education?

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

I have not been writing much these past few days but I have been reading a lot.  And one of the conversations I notice going on out there is the endless debate about who is to blame for America’s failing public school system.  And with regard to Special Education, does Inclusion work?
Now, for those of [...]

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Ms. Vague and Mr. Grave: Blue Middle School

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Ms. Vague and Mr. Grave
Head
A middle school
A ridiculous, utterly preposterous public middle school
So sad, so sad
Are the kids
At the school
They
Are blue
Why, say you?
Are the kids so blue?
Well, it’s true
It’s true
The school does not follow it’s own rules
The kids school all day
Every day
And yet they can barely read
The kids try
And try
Yet most can barely write
Why?
Why?
It’s [...]

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Homeschool: Reunited And It Feels So Good

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Yes, we are officially homeschooling again.
And now we’ll need a few days to decompress from the ‘heightened state of awareness’ lifestyle we’ve become accustomed to living.
Because when you are a special needs child or the parent of a special needs child and you are dealing with lower functioning public schools [of which there are way [...]

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How The Outdated Public Education Model Creates A Rise In ADHD Diagnoses And Lowers Creative Thinking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

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Dear Mismanaged and Underfunded Public Middle School,
Please excuse Rye’s absence from school yesterday.  Due to the fact that you insist on mainstreaming bipolar children and refuse to acknowledge children with emotional disabilities as being worthy of any significant amount of additional assistance in the public school setting, Rye is now completely stressed by your school [...]

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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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Where For Art Thou?

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

I noticed today I have not been posting as often as I normally do.
There is a reason for this.  It’s called the painful process of getting back into a routine.
A what??
Yes, a routine.  And if you know me, you know these are not my forte.
Now, although I very much like routines once I am in [...]

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Middle School Hair: A Coiffure To Remember

Saturday, July 3, 2010

So, I don’t know about where you live but in the South where we live there are two different hair styles now that are popular among middle school boys.  One is the buzz cut.  That one is of this variety.

Note how neat and clean this boy will look.  Groomed, if you will.
The other look, on [...]

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Therapy: Do The Right Thing

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

I like the therapist.  I like him a lot.
It’s interesting, though.  He is very much a behavior based therapist.  In other words,  he minimizes the effect of medicines as he believes they don’t control you.  You control yourself, regardless of medication.  Now, as much as I would like to believe this is wholly and completely [...]

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The Calm

Friday, March 12, 2010

When underwater, the world above is muffled.  The sounds are hardly detectable.  The sight is blurred.  And the weight of the water pushes on the body like a gentle, loving embrace.
Rye is out of school now until the school can come with a better plan for him.  Being a victim to physical assault and gross [...]

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It’s Saturday

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Well, I dropped Rye off at his fishing tournament bright and early this morning.  It’s a beautiful day here so he should have a good day and I now have some time to myself to piddle as Don is out of town visiting family for the weekend.
As I was driving to the lake I couldn’t [...]

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