Re: Palin's trying to win me back

On Oct 26, 10:24 am, "Joe The Frisbee®" <discgolf...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
An excerpt from a recent speech she made, I doubt she's been through this
herself but she seems to "get it" as far as my wife and I are concerned.
Not only does she have a son with Down's Syndrome (Trig) but her sister also
has a son with Autism.

<quote>
One of the most common experiences is the struggle of parents to find the
best and earliest care for their children. The law requires our public
schools to serve children with special needs, but often the results fall far
short of the service they need. Even worse, parents are left with no other
options, except for the few families that can afford private instruction or
therapy.

Many of you parents here have been through the drill: You sit down with
teachers and counselors to work out the IEP -- an individual education plan
for your child. The school may be trying its best, but they're
overstretched. They may keep telling you that your child is "progressing
well," and no extra services are required. They keep telling you that -- but
you know better.

You know that your children are not getting all of the help they need, at a
time when they need it most. The parents of children with special needs ask
themselves every day if they are doing enough, if they are doing right by
their sons and daughters. And when our public school system fails to render
help and equal opportunity -- and even prevents parents from seeking it
elsewhere that is unacceptable.
</quote>

She nailed it with the schools and the IEP's.  My wife and I have pretty
much given up on any hope that the IEP will affect any positive change
whatsoever.  We dread them now, like the plague.

Maybe Palin has found her true calling: Department of
Education.

Ralph Kennedy

"This is rsfc, not the Algonquin roundtable."
-xyzzy, 2/16/07
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