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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 128803" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>more- semi related kind of-----</p><p></p><p>when Buffy was grade 8, she broke her arm in such a way she had a cast from above elbow down covering her hand.....her right side, - she is right handed. </p><p>For spelling they had to write each spelling word so many times. - each week. (I forget how many spelling words, 20 comes to mind, and I forget how many times but 5 comes to mind, plus she was about a month behind) In order to graduate grade 8, she had to catch up her work. </p><p>OK but, gosh, how is she gonna write all this with her left hand, she is not left handed. I came up with this idea she could verablly say the words, spell them, and that should still meet the ultimate goal, of learning the words? Nope, school wanted it in writing. (plus she had other work to do, as well, of course)</p><p>SO they were gonna punish her. Hmm, punishment is gonna do a better job teaching her the spelling words than an alternate way of learning them? Interesting. I even offered to aduiotape her orally saying and spelling the words. Nope, not good enough. </p><p></p><p>while my sons eyes were out of use- school refused to permit "books on tape" they also refused to permit him to do work orally. even if it was taped. (grade 5 and 6) They got this brilliant idea to give him detention if he did not read his work- becuz you see, ALL the kids HAVE to do their reading, must be able to read etc.....and reading gets better the more you do (I do agree with that) . Again, quite interesting to me, they were gonna punish the blindness away? What a great idea! (not) </p><p>I did ask them if he were in a wheelchair and had NO legs at all, would they require him to do the required one mile run? Would they fail him for not doing it? Would they dump him out ofhis wheelchair and make him do it on stumps or prosthetics? If he did not do it fast enough would they give a failing grade? </p><p>Sad to say, that is about how school handled Buffys mental illnesses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 128803, member: 1697"] more- semi related kind of----- when Buffy was grade 8, she broke her arm in such a way she had a cast from above elbow down covering her hand.....her right side, - she is right handed. For spelling they had to write each spelling word so many times. - each week. (I forget how many spelling words, 20 comes to mind, and I forget how many times but 5 comes to mind, plus she was about a month behind) In order to graduate grade 8, she had to catch up her work. OK but, gosh, how is she gonna write all this with her left hand, she is not left handed. I came up with this idea she could verablly say the words, spell them, and that should still meet the ultimate goal, of learning the words? Nope, school wanted it in writing. (plus she had other work to do, as well, of course) SO they were gonna punish her. Hmm, punishment is gonna do a better job teaching her the spelling words than an alternate way of learning them? Interesting. I even offered to aduiotape her orally saying and spelling the words. Nope, not good enough. while my sons eyes were out of use- school refused to permit "books on tape" they also refused to permit him to do work orally. even if it was taped. (grade 5 and 6) They got this brilliant idea to give him detention if he did not read his work- becuz you see, ALL the kids HAVE to do their reading, must be able to read etc.....and reading gets better the more you do (I do agree with that) . Again, quite interesting to me, they were gonna punish the blindness away? What a great idea! (not) I did ask them if he were in a wheelchair and had NO legs at all, would they require him to do the required one mile run? Would they fail him for not doing it? Would they dump him out ofhis wheelchair and make him do it on stumps or prosthetics? If he did not do it fast enough would they give a failing grade? Sad to say, that is about how school handled Buffys mental illnesses. [/QUOTE]
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