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difficult child 1's teacher has me in tears
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 556372" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>I agree with the others.</p><p></p><p>First, your daughter loves the class. Keep up the good work, mom and difficult child!</p><p></p><p>Second, please don't catastrophize ... I know the feeling, but this teacher does not sound good at all. When you are feeling calm, set up a mtng with-the teacher and an advocate, and the first thing you'll do is tell the teacher that this is one of your daughter's favorite classes and how much your daughter looks forward to coming to class. (I would not tell her it is her absolute favorite, just in case she's really a @(@!* and might use it to really slam you; she sounds so negative.)</p><p>The idea is to get the teacher on your side.</p><p>Then work up ideas together (even though they'll mostly be the ideas of you and your advocate) to help your daughter.</p><p></p><p>I agree with-other people here, that your daughter may have an auditory issue and maybe could record this class, or using headphones may be a good idea. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what you have written down in regard to the IEP and assistance, but you need to bolster it and get the teacher to buy into it. She sounds frustrated. Somehow she's got to accept that it is what it is and that your daughter is not going away.</p><p></p><p>Also, you must meet with-the teacher in person to make eye contact and hear her tone of voice. Is she panicky? Is this a failure on HER part because she doesn't know how to reach your daughter? Are there written requirements that MUST be met for your daughter to pass the class? If she has an IEP, can't those be waived or changed somehow? I mean, if your daughter was blind, how would a teacher expect her to write? See what I mean? Maybe it's just an unreasonable expectation. Your daughter needs to be taught in a different way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 556372, member: 3419"] I agree with the others. First, your daughter loves the class. Keep up the good work, mom and difficult child! Second, please don't catastrophize ... I know the feeling, but this teacher does not sound good at all. When you are feeling calm, set up a mtng with-the teacher and an advocate, and the first thing you'll do is tell the teacher that this is one of your daughter's favorite classes and how much your daughter looks forward to coming to class. (I would not tell her it is her absolute favorite, just in case she's really a @(@!* and might use it to really slam you; she sounds so negative.) The idea is to get the teacher on your side. Then work up ideas together (even though they'll mostly be the ideas of you and your advocate) to help your daughter. I agree with-other people here, that your daughter may have an auditory issue and maybe could record this class, or using headphones may be a good idea. I'm not sure what you have written down in regard to the IEP and assistance, but you need to bolster it and get the teacher to buy into it. She sounds frustrated. Somehow she's got to accept that it is what it is and that your daughter is not going away. Also, you must meet with-the teacher in person to make eye contact and hear her tone of voice. Is she panicky? Is this a failure on HER part because she doesn't know how to reach your daughter? Are there written requirements that MUST be met for your daughter to pass the class? If she has an IEP, can't those be waived or changed somehow? I mean, if your daughter was blind, how would a teacher expect her to write? See what I mean? Maybe it's just an unreasonable expectation. Your daughter needs to be taught in a different way. [/QUOTE]
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