Re: Palin's trying to win me back

On Oct 28, 6:52 am, "Joe The Frisbee®" <discgolf...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
jimbrown...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Oct 26, 12:24 pm, "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.

No offense Frisbee, but personally I have a big problem with a law
that requires kids be mainstreamed no matter their circumstances and
no matter how much burden it places on the school districts.  I've
seen kids that cannot function at all being placed in classrooms with
other kids their age.  They are required to have an aid(some require
an actual nurse as they have medical malladies) and many times they
are a severe disruption to the classroom and the balance of the
students.  Now, I'm not talking about all special needs kids, but by
using this blanket policy there are some kids being "mainstreamed"
because their parents are idots and too biased to realize that these
kids would be better off in special needs classes.

No offense taken.  I have the same problem with a law that requires
mainstreaming.  Personally, I think it should be left up to the parents..


The law doesnt require it....it requires the schools to mainstream at
the wishes of the parents...no matter the ability of the student
involved. I'm saying the schools should be able to have a say based
on the abilities and future prospects of the student.
.

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