26 Sep 2011, 2:01 pm
Kraichgauer
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26 Sep 2011, 4:13 pm
26 Sep 2011, 5:25 pm
Kraichgauer
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Joined: 12 Apr 2010
Gender: Male
Posts: 49,751
Location: Spokane area, Washington state.
26 Sep 2011, 5:33 pm
number5 wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
number5 wrote:
Inuyasha wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I very much disagree. The school system had tried to mainstream my daughter in kindergarten, and let's just say it hadn't worked out. The whole idea is to catch her up in special education, and I'm in agreement with the school system.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
I seriously doubt the special ed will catch your daughter up, I used the special ed class for study hall in middle school so I would have access to a word processor, I could hear what they were teaching the kids that were in there, and they were 2 to 3 grade levels behind me, stuff I had learned back in Elementary, was new curriculum for these kids. Made me glad that I only had study hall there.
Special ed programs vary widely from region to region and from school to school. They've also come a long way in just the past five years alone and there are some truly excellent programs out there. I trust that Kraichgauer is making the best decisions possible for his daughter and there's no reason that you shouldn't do the same.
Thank you for your confidence, number5.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
You're welcome!
Only a fellow parent could really understand just how difficult these decisions can be. No one knows your child better than you and there is never a one-size-fits-all solution.
Inuyasha's arrogant, ignorant, and presumptuous comments hit a nerve with me. He has no children and is far removed from elementary school. I've got kids - one with AS. He's doing well in a mainstream class for now, but we're in constant evaluation mode. I'd really hate to have an outsider second guess our family's decisions.
Good luck to you, your spouse and children, and God bless.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
