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<blockquote data-quote="HMBgal" data-source="post: 647665" data-attributes="member: 13260"><p>I feel like I know your son! What many teachers and most admistrators don't get is that if the kiddo could do it, they would it. Most kids don't want to struggle to do their work in school, be thought of as a pain in the butt, ostracized by their peers, and have to fight through their difficulties ever single day. My poor grandson is being prescribed yet another drug as of yesterday because he has trouble doing his work and blows up out of frustration. His anxiety issues? Not being addressed. His sleep issues? No, not those either. His social skills deficits? No. His problems getting along with his father? Just give him another drug so his father, his new wife, and five other children in the house don't have to deal with his explosions. I'm sorry, I just wandered off into a rant. </p><p></p><p>It's very hard to hold school districts' feet to the fire to implement IEPs and the squeaky wheel gets the grease, as they say, but also negativity drawn upon the parents and child. I'm a Special Education teacher with 15 years of sitting in hundreds of IEPs and the ones where there are advocates present make us all sit up straighter and pay more attention. When everyone is polite, respectful, and even goes as far as to express their appreciation of the work we do with their child (if we deserve it), we will kill ourselves to do everything we can for the child and family. Unfortunately, the district can have an unskilled staff and then you just have to raise hell to get what you need. If that is your situation, I'm so sorry.</p><p></p><p>Kind thoughts going out to you and your boy. I know how you feel. And boy, we know that dread when the phone rings and you know it's from the school. I send positive emails to my families when something nice happened during my time with their child. hang tough, Warrior Mom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMBgal, post: 647665, member: 13260"] I feel like I know your son! What many teachers and most admistrators don't get is that if the kiddo could do it, they would it. Most kids don't want to struggle to do their work in school, be thought of as a pain in the butt, ostracized by their peers, and have to fight through their difficulties ever single day. My poor grandson is being prescribed yet another drug as of yesterday because he has trouble doing his work and blows up out of frustration. His anxiety issues? Not being addressed. His sleep issues? No, not those either. His social skills deficits? No. His problems getting along with his father? Just give him another drug so his father, his new wife, and five other children in the house don't have to deal with his explosions. I'm sorry, I just wandered off into a rant. It's very hard to hold school districts' feet to the fire to implement IEPs and the squeaky wheel gets the grease, as they say, but also negativity drawn upon the parents and child. I'm a Special Education teacher with 15 years of sitting in hundreds of IEPs and the ones where there are advocates present make us all sit up straighter and pay more attention. When everyone is polite, respectful, and even goes as far as to express their appreciation of the work we do with their child (if we deserve it), we will kill ourselves to do everything we can for the child and family. Unfortunately, the district can have an unskilled staff and then you just have to raise hell to get what you need. If that is your situation, I'm so sorry. Kind thoughts going out to you and your boy. I know how you feel. And boy, we know that dread when the phone rings and you know it's from the school. I send positive emails to my families when something nice happened during my time with their child. hang tough, Warrior Mom. [/QUOTE]
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