Stella Johnson
Active Member
difficult child has begged since the beginning of school to get art class instead of band. She can't do both because her other elective is social skills class in Special Education. She really enjoyed playing the clarinet at home.
She had an aid that went to band with her. The aid is a waste of space. I sat in on 3 band classes this year to see what was going on and if difficult child could handle it. Well, the aid sat in the back of the class doing absolutely nothing. When I asked why her answer was that she doesn't know anything about music.
I've talked to her teachers. They say they will "Discuss" it with the aid. Nothing ever changes.
Main problem is that they don't take the Special Education kids into the halls when classes are changing so they take them afterward. Refuse to do it before. The band class is very fast paces. So by the time difficult child gets to class everyone has their instruments put together, books out, stands put together. difficult child is struggling to get all her stuff ready while the lazy aid sits on her duff doing nothing.
Her Special Education teacher emailed me a few weeks ago wanting a conference with me, the aid, and band teacher. They kept cancelling every time we had a date because somebody couldn't make it.
Well, finally I just called the teacher and asked what she wanted to talk about. she got the band teacher on conference call. There was an upcoming Christmas performance. difficult child was very nervous because she knows she's behind and the other kids are doing better. They wanted to knwo if I would let her drop band. I went ahead and agreed. difficult child has always enjoyed art and no one is willing to make the aid do anything other than take up space.
So now difficult child is in art and the worthless aid goes there too. difficult child doesn't need her much for art at least. I'm seriously thinking about calling another IEP to have her aid changed to someone who can do more than sit on her wide rear twiddling her thumbs.
Other than that difficult child is doing well in school. No major problems. She's so proud to be in middle school.
Her birthday was last month. She's still playing with little kid toys like Littlest Pet Shop etc. I didn't buy her any little kid toys for her birthday. I am trying to wean her off of them. None of her peers her age play with that stuff anymore but all her friends in the neighborhood are younger so they do. I bought her a Nintendo DS Lite and some games hoping it would usher her on to other things. She loves the ds but still wants the little kid toys.
Idiot ex bought her all kinds of little kid junk as usual.
I would really like for her to try to get away from that type of stuff. I know she's emotionally younger than her age. I'm hoping if she can stop playing with little kid stuff she could hopefully make some friends her age. There is one girl in the neighborhood that is one year younger. She plays video games with difficult child but always leaves when difficult child pushes for her to play with the other toys.
Just wanted to give everyone an update on us. I still read the site at least every other day. Just don't post very much. I know, I'm an awful board member.
Steph
She had an aid that went to band with her. The aid is a waste of space. I sat in on 3 band classes this year to see what was going on and if difficult child could handle it. Well, the aid sat in the back of the class doing absolutely nothing. When I asked why her answer was that she doesn't know anything about music.
I've talked to her teachers. They say they will "Discuss" it with the aid. Nothing ever changes.
Main problem is that they don't take the Special Education kids into the halls when classes are changing so they take them afterward. Refuse to do it before. The band class is very fast paces. So by the time difficult child gets to class everyone has their instruments put together, books out, stands put together. difficult child is struggling to get all her stuff ready while the lazy aid sits on her duff doing nothing.
Her Special Education teacher emailed me a few weeks ago wanting a conference with me, the aid, and band teacher. They kept cancelling every time we had a date because somebody couldn't make it.
Well, finally I just called the teacher and asked what she wanted to talk about. she got the band teacher on conference call. There was an upcoming Christmas performance. difficult child was very nervous because she knows she's behind and the other kids are doing better. They wanted to knwo if I would let her drop band. I went ahead and agreed. difficult child has always enjoyed art and no one is willing to make the aid do anything other than take up space.
So now difficult child is in art and the worthless aid goes there too. difficult child doesn't need her much for art at least. I'm seriously thinking about calling another IEP to have her aid changed to someone who can do more than sit on her wide rear twiddling her thumbs.
Other than that difficult child is doing well in school. No major problems. She's so proud to be in middle school.
Her birthday was last month. She's still playing with little kid toys like Littlest Pet Shop etc. I didn't buy her any little kid toys for her birthday. I am trying to wean her off of them. None of her peers her age play with that stuff anymore but all her friends in the neighborhood are younger so they do. I bought her a Nintendo DS Lite and some games hoping it would usher her on to other things. She loves the ds but still wants the little kid toys.
Idiot ex bought her all kinds of little kid junk as usual.
I would really like for her to try to get away from that type of stuff. I know she's emotionally younger than her age. I'm hoping if she can stop playing with little kid stuff she could hopefully make some friends her age. There is one girl in the neighborhood that is one year younger. She plays video games with difficult child but always leaves when difficult child pushes for her to play with the other toys.
Just wanted to give everyone an update on us. I still read the site at least every other day. Just don't post very much. I know, I'm an awful board member.
Steph