This is the time of year that many of us stress out about teachers gifts. Guess what? What your child’s teacher would like the most (they might not even realize it until you give it to them) is a heart-felt thank you note, written the old fashioned way (on note paper-not in email form) along…
Category Archives: Education
Any words of wisdom for the IEP?
I thought I had a fairly good grasp of what type of school and support he needed fir the IEP. But where I find myself lacking is what kind of supports the school can and will offer for a medically fragile child.
I’m quickly finding out they don’t “offer” much. It seems I need to ask for every possible thing under the sun and then somehow prove why he needs what I am asking for. Has anyone else had that experience?
lists for everything
I am a list maker by nature. Lists of doctors, lists of what I need to make for Thanksgiving dinner, I don’t dare go into the grocery store unarmed or I’ll come home with $200 worth of nothing that makes 2 weeks of meals. Now I have to teach my daughter how to do that…
I’ll teach my girl 100 words
Bear’s IEP went off without a hitch. I am very thankful for the wonderful team supporting my daughter. It was comical to see eight adults sitting in kiddie chairs around a tiny table flipping through 32 pages of goals. It was the shortest one so far. We were done in less than an hour! We…
IEP tips from moms
The comments from my post last week were so fantastic, I must share them with everyone. Here is a compiled list of tips for IEP meetings: Walk in with confidence, knowing who your child really is Never go alone (even if the other person is quiet and take notes) Be positive Stay focused on the…
gearing up for our third IEP
Bear has a fall birthday, so we get to do her IEP in a couple of weeks. This is the third review of the current plan. She is in her third year of preschool. It works well. Our goal meetings take hours. We have four specialists and at least 25 pages to cover. I am…
The Rest of the Story
Sorry to leave y’all hanging, but between the time I had the meeting at Spiff’s school and now, there have been many changes going on with me. But the story is bubbling up and waiting to be told, so I have to share it. Right now. It never fails. Every time I get that call,…
Insubordination Station
Originally posted on Diary of a Crazed Mommy on January 24, 2006. Nothing makes a parent feel more “parental” then when your child sidles up to your van and looks as if the apocalypse is upon him and says: “Mom, you are going to kill me.” In his defense, he’s probably right, and it warms…
School paperwork, yuck
School has not fully begun until I pull this out of her backpack. My hands are cramping just thinking about filling it out. This school has finally simplified my life a little by having an enrollment printout instead of making us fill out new ones every year. Get this: none of these papers to read…
Please Save Me From The Bloody Marys
I’m ambivalent. I’m so ready for two of my children to go back to school, and not so ready for the other two to return. My son diagnosed with Asperger’s NEEDS to go back to the routine of the classroom. While his school year is not always easy, his emotional well-being is a little steadier…