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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 454639" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>Our district finally got that there needed to be a step in between mainstreaming and a therapuetic day school for our emotionally-challenged kids. Tigger does well in gym but shivers in terror at the idea of going into a regular classroom for any academic subject (combination of being too far behind and too many kids in the room). This year his main classroom has just 3 kids in it, although they anticipate 3-5 more joining as the school year progresses. He will be "mainstreamed" into the Learning Disability (LD) math class of 11 kids plus a regular gym class.</p><p></p><p>Last year, Tigger got a bit more of his instruction from the actual teacher than the other kids because his combo of ED and Learning Disability (LD) needed the highly trained teacher. All kids were in groups that rotated between 3 of the aids and the lead teacher for instruction. I got to know some of the parents from Tigger's room last year and everyone agrees that the teacher is a miracle worker because she really puts in the work to get to know our kids, call the parents frequently and ALL of us had the same experience. </p><p></p><p>But when I was 18, I worked as an aide on summer and even then I was shocked at how lazy the lead teacher was and how much she hated the kids. It made me so sad. I think it completely depends on who the teacher and the aides are: the personalities as much as the program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 454639, member: 1169"] Our district finally got that there needed to be a step in between mainstreaming and a therapuetic day school for our emotionally-challenged kids. Tigger does well in gym but shivers in terror at the idea of going into a regular classroom for any academic subject (combination of being too far behind and too many kids in the room). This year his main classroom has just 3 kids in it, although they anticipate 3-5 more joining as the school year progresses. He will be "mainstreamed" into the Learning Disability (LD) math class of 11 kids plus a regular gym class. Last year, Tigger got a bit more of his instruction from the actual teacher than the other kids because his combo of ED and Learning Disability (LD) needed the highly trained teacher. All kids were in groups that rotated between 3 of the aids and the lead teacher for instruction. I got to know some of the parents from Tigger's room last year and everyone agrees that the teacher is a miracle worker because she really puts in the work to get to know our kids, call the parents frequently and ALL of us had the same experience. But when I was 18, I worked as an aide on summer and even then I was shocked at how lazy the lead teacher was and how much she hated the kids. It made me so sad. I think it completely depends on who the teacher and the aides are: the personalities as much as the program. [/QUOTE]
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