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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 85282" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>This thread tredges up some bad memories for me.</p><p></p><p>I finally flat out asked the school district, "Am I going to have to let him fail before we can get the help he needs?"</p><p></p><p>Parents should help and be as supportive of (reasonable) educators as possible. We have to over-see homework, help them stay on track, make sure they eat well, get appropriate sleep, attend to the medical side of the problem, but educational services a child needs must be delivered at the point of performance -- in other words, at school.</p><p></p><p>The more I did at home, the more the sd expected me to do. It was draining on difficult child and me, disruptive to the home environment. When I reached my saturation point, could not re-teach any more curriculum, could not fight one more homework battle, could not endure one more school triggered meltdown, I backed off. His grades took a nose-dive; the A/B student was no more. And we finally made some progress with-getting him service. It still wasn't without a royale battle, but the "proof" they coveted became very apparent -- grades.</p><p></p><p>Interesting excerpt:</p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Many students identified as having learning disabilities are not failing to achieve commensurate with their age level and are passing from grade to grade at the same rate their peer. Yet these same students are still in need of special education and related services in order to benefit from education. This is true for students with above average intelligence as well as students with average intelligence. </p><p></p><p>The reason these students are achieving and passing is because parents are spending countless hours helping their children with homework, reviewing material and studying for tests. Parents also spend a great deal of money year after year on tutors thereby providing services themselves. Another factor in the academic success of these students is that many of their teachers do an outstanding job of individualizing instruction and modifying curriculum and tests. </p><p></p><p>These children are not failing because they are not being allowed to fail. Parents and teachers are giving this type of support because they understand the devastation that comes with failure. </div></div></p><p></p><p>It's from <a href="http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/elig.sld.osep.felton.htm" target="_blank">http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/elig.sld.osep.felton.htm</a> .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 85282, member: 23"] This thread tredges up some bad memories for me. I finally flat out asked the school district, "Am I going to have to let him fail before we can get the help he needs?" Parents should help and be as supportive of (reasonable) educators as possible. We have to over-see homework, help them stay on track, make sure they eat well, get appropriate sleep, attend to the medical side of the problem, but educational services a child needs must be delivered at the point of performance -- in other words, at school. The more I did at home, the more the sd expected me to do. It was draining on difficult child and me, disruptive to the home environment. When I reached my saturation point, could not re-teach any more curriculum, could not fight one more homework battle, could not endure one more school triggered meltdown, I backed off. His grades took a nose-dive; the A/B student was no more. And we finally made some progress with-getting him service. It still wasn't without a royale battle, but the "proof" they coveted became very apparent -- grades. Interesting excerpt: <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Many students identified as having learning disabilities are not failing to achieve commensurate with their age level and are passing from grade to grade at the same rate their peer. Yet these same students are still in need of special education and related services in order to benefit from education. This is true for students with above average intelligence as well as students with average intelligence. The reason these students are achieving and passing is because parents are spending countless hours helping their children with homework, reviewing material and studying for tests. Parents also spend a great deal of money year after year on tutors thereby providing services themselves. Another factor in the academic success of these students is that many of their teachers do an outstanding job of individualizing instruction and modifying curriculum and tests. These children are not failing because they are not being allowed to fail. Parents and teachers are giving this type of support because they understand the devastation that comes with failure. </div></div> It's from [url="http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/elig.sld.osep.felton.htm"]http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/elig.sld.osep.felton.htm[/url] . [/QUOTE]
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