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vja4Him
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This is very frustrating .... It seems that the conclusion the Resource Specialist made yesterday regarding my son basically boils down to this:
My son just needs to get his act together! I'm not making this up! Although the Resource Specialist didn't say exactly that, he kept stressing that the school just can't make the accommodations that I'm requesting (which are all things that are already listed on the school 504 Plan form ... !!!).
The Resource Specialist continued to say that my son is just going to have to figure out how he can get organized, pay attention, write down his assignments for every class, keep up with his work, turn everything in, etc. ......
I tried desperately to point out that my son has a very serious case of ADHD. I told the team that I am not trying to make up excuses for my son. My son is not lazy. He is not trying to get out of school or assignments. He wants to succeed. He loves to read and learn and interested in science, animals, history, and is very creative at writing (poems and stories), and reads at a very high level (college level already!).
But this guy (the Resource Specialist) continued throughout the entire meeting to stress that my son is just going have to 'man up' (my words) and face reality, get his act together, learn how to deal with the issues he is facing.
They (the SST) did not like my idea about having a study buddy. They came up with several excuses, like what if my son's study buddy is sick, or doesn't want to help my son, and several other excuses I can't remember ....
I told the team that I work as a substitute teacher and often see study buddies in classrooms where I work. I have seen that this system works VERY WELL ... !!! In every single classroom I've seen study buddies, IT DOES WORK ... !!!
I wish I could scream at the meeting, with a very loud blow-horn .... LISTEN to ME, you bunch of lazy bums .....
My son just needs to get his act together! I'm not making this up! Although the Resource Specialist didn't say exactly that, he kept stressing that the school just can't make the accommodations that I'm requesting (which are all things that are already listed on the school 504 Plan form ... !!!).
The Resource Specialist continued to say that my son is just going to have to figure out how he can get organized, pay attention, write down his assignments for every class, keep up with his work, turn everything in, etc. ......
I tried desperately to point out that my son has a very serious case of ADHD. I told the team that I am not trying to make up excuses for my son. My son is not lazy. He is not trying to get out of school or assignments. He wants to succeed. He loves to read and learn and interested in science, animals, history, and is very creative at writing (poems and stories), and reads at a very high level (college level already!).
But this guy (the Resource Specialist) continued throughout the entire meeting to stress that my son is just going have to 'man up' (my words) and face reality, get his act together, learn how to deal with the issues he is facing.
They (the SST) did not like my idea about having a study buddy. They came up with several excuses, like what if my son's study buddy is sick, or doesn't want to help my son, and several other excuses I can't remember ....
I told the team that I work as a substitute teacher and often see study buddies in classrooms where I work. I have seen that this system works VERY WELL ... !!! In every single classroom I've seen study buddies, IT DOES WORK ... !!!
I wish I could scream at the meeting, with a very loud blow-horn .... LISTEN to ME, you bunch of lazy bums .....