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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 556351" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>(((((hugs)))))</p><p></p><p>First, don't you EVER let someone put that kind of limit on your child. Yes, it is true that not everyone can learn everything. It sounds like your daughter isn't getting the right supports to be successful in this class. Maybe her IEP needs to be tweaked so that she is supported and this teacher has no choice but to follow the IEP.</p><p></p><p>Second, I have worked in restaurants and the food injury for a long time. Just because difficult child cannot learn as fast as other people when it comes to lectures and the more academic side of things does NOT mean she cannot successfully become a chef. It means she will have to memorize more, cook by her senses, and be patient with herself as she is learning.</p><p></p><p>Has she been tested for auditory problems like auditory figure ground, etc...? This would really help find the types of supports that will help her. maybe having the teacher give an outline of the lesson and then fill in the details. Maybe your difficult child simply cannot learn well from lectures. LOTS of people don't learn as well from books and/or lectures as they do from actually doing what they are studying about. It also might be more relevant to her if the info that is being taught is done in a thematic way.</p><p></p><p>Thematic lessons teach the different subjects by focusing on a particular topic or theme. When we were homeschooling Wiz in elem school we would pick a topic like dinosaurs, ancient Egypt, etc.... and then I made all the lessons tie in with Ancient Egypt. We did word problems (if the pharoah wants a pyramid that is seven stones wide and seven stones deep, how big is the area that the pyramid would cover?), looked up traditional Egyptian dishes, etc...</p><p></p><p>Wiz learned a LOT more this way because he was INTERESTED. I know your difficult child is interested in becoming a chef, but that does NOT mean that her food courses will be interesting. You can probably help her at home, if she will work with you. Get into the kitchen and start coking with her. </p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 556351, member: 1233"] (((((hugs))))) First, don't you EVER let someone put that kind of limit on your child. Yes, it is true that not everyone can learn everything. It sounds like your daughter isn't getting the right supports to be successful in this class. Maybe her IEP needs to be tweaked so that she is supported and this teacher has no choice but to follow the IEP. Second, I have worked in restaurants and the food injury for a long time. Just because difficult child cannot learn as fast as other people when it comes to lectures and the more academic side of things does NOT mean she cannot successfully become a chef. It means she will have to memorize more, cook by her senses, and be patient with herself as she is learning. Has she been tested for auditory problems like auditory figure ground, etc...? This would really help find the types of supports that will help her. maybe having the teacher give an outline of the lesson and then fill in the details. Maybe your difficult child simply cannot learn well from lectures. LOTS of people don't learn as well from books and/or lectures as they do from actually doing what they are studying about. It also might be more relevant to her if the info that is being taught is done in a thematic way. Thematic lessons teach the different subjects by focusing on a particular topic or theme. When we were homeschooling Wiz in elem school we would pick a topic like dinosaurs, ancient Egypt, etc.... and then I made all the lessons tie in with Ancient Egypt. We did word problems (if the pharoah wants a pyramid that is seven stones wide and seven stones deep, how big is the area that the pyramid would cover?), looked up traditional Egyptian dishes, etc... Wiz learned a LOT more this way because he was INTERESTED. I know your difficult child is interested in becoming a chef, but that does NOT mean that her food courses will be interesting. You can probably help her at home, if she will work with you. Get into the kitchen and start coking with her. Just my thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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