> > of course. However, this would be the same teacher who told me that she > has pupils who don't know their names or their colors, whereas mine is not > only reading but so far ahead she is in her own reading group, and what was > my kid's problem again? And oh by the way, she is on the honor roll, but we > need to discuss her detentions. One of which, incidentally, is for getting > every child in the class to sign a card that said "I love you teacher." The > same teacher I was in to talk to last week and the week before that about > how withholding recess is a poor choice of disciplinary measure for a child > with ADHD. And the week before that it was can she please show me where in > the dress code it says she cannot have purple hair?
Your point would be a good one if this ws the first time she had seen me, or didn't remember who my kid was. I assure you that dually exceptional children are both noticed and remembered. All jobs have algorithms and cookie-cutter solutions are sometimes are good first-pass answers. When they persist well past first-pass they denote a certain rigidity and unwillingness to be educated. And you buy into this if your analogy for acceptable education is broadcast advertising. Dana slight smile. turn and walk away. What's the big deal? Advising > parents to read to their kids is a good thing(tm), that they (the > messenger) can't (or simply doesn't) take the time to ferret out who > really _needs_ the message and who doesn't isn't really the issue > here, is it? > > Do you really feel insulted when somebody makes the suggestion that > reading to your kids is a good thing? > > Should I get insulted every time I see and anti-drug ad? I don't do > drugs and my kids don't either, but the TV didn't know not to tell me > that. Neither did that DARE cop that came and gave a lecture at my > Parent Meeting last month. Should I get pissed at him? After all, what > is he suggesting? > > What about cereal commercials that tell me my kids should eat > Choco-frosted Sugar Bombs or Pop-Tarts, or else they/or I won't be the > coolest dad/kid in the universe? > > -- > will > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176335 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
