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The truly conundrum kid
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 503876" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>One of my closest friends is dealing with a similar situation. He is in transition programming now, finished twelfth grade last year. He had always received good grades. but the acuplacer testing and standardized testing shows him to be low ability. So, they are working on things that are not university bound skills. he has shown he can do the work despite the predictive testing.... He has done well with no changing the curriculum or anything like that. He wants to try college. he may not succeed, but he wants to try. He is currently working as a store clerk in the mall of america too. He has a mentor there but he is doing fine. (they did have to tell him he can' tpace the store when anxious, could make people nervous, lol)</p><p></p><p>She is just insisting (with our law advocates help) that they work on the academic and college prep things even though they say they dont have a class for it. Transition is to be for anyone... to help them go to the next step. Not supposed to say all kids who are disabled are destined for X... not even should say any gifted kid MUST go to university. </p><p></p><p>What makes them happy? What is their goal? </p><p></p><p>How can we help them reach that goal?</p><p></p><p>it is sad that many kids fall thru the cracks. It is hard enough for kids who do get a diagnosis but those who never do??? really is sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 503876, member: 12886"] One of my closest friends is dealing with a similar situation. He is in transition programming now, finished twelfth grade last year. He had always received good grades. but the acuplacer testing and standardized testing shows him to be low ability. So, they are working on things that are not university bound skills. he has shown he can do the work despite the predictive testing.... He has done well with no changing the curriculum or anything like that. He wants to try college. he may not succeed, but he wants to try. He is currently working as a store clerk in the mall of america too. He has a mentor there but he is doing fine. (they did have to tell him he can' tpace the store when anxious, could make people nervous, lol) She is just insisting (with our law advocates help) that they work on the academic and college prep things even though they say they dont have a class for it. Transition is to be for anyone... to help them go to the next step. Not supposed to say all kids who are disabled are destined for X... not even should say any gifted kid MUST go to university. What makes them happy? What is their goal? How can we help them reach that goal? it is sad that many kids fall thru the cracks. It is hard enough for kids who do get a diagnosis but those who never do??? really is sad. [/QUOTE]
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