that does suck... Have you thought about putting him a martial arts program? When I was teaching in NC I had a student who had a mild version of CP, it did wonders for his coordination and balance, not to mention his confidence. He was one of my best students.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Believe it or not, but when we first started home school, we got a lot > of inspiration from the Montessori 'methods'. As a matter of fact, > that scene you described is similar to how our kids each begin their > day - only there is only 2 of them. > > I have made no secret of the fact that my older son had a stroke when > he was born. As a result, he has very mild cerebral palsy (CP) - so > mild most might not notice it. He does have limited fine motor skills > on his right side, particularly his arm and hand. One thing he asked > when he was still in kindergarten was to 'buy' his own lunch like the > other kids. We thought this would be a great way for him to gain some > independence so we gave him money the next day so he could buy his own > lunch. > > After he picked out what he wanted and paid for it, he was walking > across the cafeteria to sit down and a child came up behind him and > knocked him over, spilling his lunch all over the floor and himself. > Not only were we not called so, at the very least, we could bring him > a change of clothes, but they refused to give him a replacement lunch > because he did not have enough money left over. That is not the kind > of environment I want my children to be learning in. > > When we asked what happend to the child who pushed our son, we were > told, 'Nothing,. That is just kids being kids'. > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox > <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> We had very similar issues with our first born in public school >> kindergarten. We tossed around home schooling for a while. We decided we >> didn't the correct combination of time/patience to do it. So we went with a >> Montessori private school. >> >> Yesterday, I had to take a picture of the class for a school project. When >> I arrived, there were 3 students who were not there yet. I sat down in the >> classroom and watched my daughter start her work. After a few minutes..I >> realized it was extremely quiet. I looked around and saw that all the kids >> were busy doing "works", but I didn't see any of them doing the same thing. >> I even noticed a girl reading book that didn't look like an assignment type >> of book. I asked the teacher later about the book. She told me that the >> girl liked to start her day reading for pleasure. That wasn't an issue >> because the girl always set aside the time "pleasure reading" in her daily >> plan and would accomplish everything else she set out to do. She said their >> method is not to micromanage the students, but to help them set goals and >> accomplish them. >> >> I thought about that later and realized, that's a lot like real life. >> >> >> >> On Apr 15, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >> >>> >>> I have to say, when we first had issues with my child's teacher, my >>> wife mentioned homeschooling and my knee jerk reaction was 'No way in >>> hell'. At that point I had only known like 3 people who were home >>> schooled and they were all what I would consider 'weird'. >>> >>> But the more research I did, the more I talked to people, the more I >>> realized that while those 'weird' people might be the stereotypical >>> home schoolers, they are not the majority. I found out that a lot of >>> people I knew and respected were home schooled for all or part of >>> their childhood. >>> >>> Now, I would have it no other way. I think we have the perfect life. I >>> work from home, my wife does not need to work (to pull in a paycheck) >>> and we homeschool. No mater how busy any of our days get, we still see >>> each other every day and eat every meal together. >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Ian Skinner <h...@ilsweb.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 4/15/2010 2:15 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: >>>>> That is exactly my point Ian. >>>>> >>>>> Eric >>>>> >>>> >>>> No, I'm afraid you missed the point. My point was that *I* could not >>>> home school. Don't have the time, don't have the aptitude. >>>> >>>> But I also *recognize* that I am a lucky parent. Through no effort in >>>> my part, I just happened to be living in the foot print of a good school >>>> when our children where born. My oldest is advance, my youngest is >>>> challenged. They both have had great teachers to date. They both have >>>> received great support and encouragement from the schools system so that >>>> neither has been held back. The grade school is right across the street >>>> and is a 'residential' school, meaning there is no busing. It only >>>> servers the immediate neighborhood in walking distance around the >>>> school. Thus small class sizes and plenty of parental participation. >>>> >>>> The youngest in under an IEP and receives significant help from that >>>> program. The oldest was advanced to the 1st grad math program when he >>>> had completed the kindergarten level work and was getting bored. He is >>>> now in a Charter School that strongly embraces the arts. *Creative >>>> Connections Arts Academy* incorporates art into his academic >>>> curriculum. And I count myself lucky that this school is within walking >>>> distance of our home as well. >>>> >>>> But I know all of that is quite lucky on my part. I live within range >>>> of great public schools so that I don't have to consider home and|or >>>> private schooling. 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