Comments on: Huh. http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/ and rockin' tha house Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ken Albin http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-769 Ken Albin Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:41:19 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-769 Sounds like a tough challenge, Michelle. I guess his IEP hasn't helped so far but maybe with you being there and caring he can finally progress a little. Any progress sounds like more than he has had so far. Good luck with building upon his strengths. It breaks my heart to hear about 16 year olds who are already disposed of by the educational system. Bless your heart for caring about him when most others don't. At least he may see that all teachers aren't unfeeling lumps. Good luck and keep us posted on how he is doing. Have a good weekend. (I'm off on Spring Break!!! Yea!!!) Sounds like a tough challenge, Michelle. I guess his IEP hasn’t helped so far but maybe with you being there and caring he can finally progress a little. Any progress sounds like more than he has had so far. Good luck with building upon his strengths. It breaks my heart to hear about 16 year olds who are already disposed of by the educational system. Bless your heart for caring about him when most others don’t. At least he may see that all teachers aren’t unfeeling lumps. Good luck and keep us posted on how he is doing. Have a good weekend. (I’m off on Spring Break!!! Yea!!!)

]]> By: Shaquanda http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-755 Shaquanda Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:33:41 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-755 Michelle, Girl please! For the love of God, please get some psychiatric help. Please! If not for me do it for yourself! Michelle,

Girl please! For the love of God, please get some psychiatric help. Please! If not for me do it for yourself!

]]> By: Wende http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-754 Wende Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:03:36 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-754 Wow, Michelle. I don't know how you face these administrators day in and day out. Makes the incompetency in my former world (the church!) pale! But GOOD JOB! Wow, Michelle. I don’t know how you face these administrators day in and day out. Makes the incompetency in my former world (the church!) pale! But GOOD JOB!

]]> By: Tonya http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-750 Tonya Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:39:39 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-750 Reality check for sure. Man. You are a saint. Reality check for sure. Man. You are a saint.

]]> By: Pacian http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-749 Pacian Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:20:05 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-749 (Did my comment disappear into thin air? Usually the number changes on the front page, but it didn't this time. Apologies if double post...) Good grief, Michelle! I don't envy you your role in life, but I respect you immensely for it. (Did my comment disappear into thin air? Usually the number changes on the front page, but it didn’t this time. Apologies if double post…)

Good grief, Michelle! I don’t envy you your role in life, but I respect you immensely for it.

]]> By: Pacian http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-748 Pacian Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:35:27 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-748 Good grief, Michelle. I don't envy your chosen role, but I have nothing but respect for you. Good grief, Michelle. I don’t envy your chosen role, but I have nothing but respect for you.

]]> By: JanePoe (aka Deborah) http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-747 JanePoe (aka Deborah) Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:10:43 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-747 I think people are brought into our lives for a reason ... I can obviously think of all the things that you can do for this kiddo, but it will also be interesting to see what kiddo and this experience bring into your life. Glad you liked the nomination on my blog - you deserve it! Keep writing Michelle, keep that voice of yours coming ... JP I think people are brought into our lives for a reason … I can obviously think of all the things that you can do for this kiddo, but it will also be interesting to see what kiddo and this experience bring into your life.
Glad you liked the nomination on my blog - you deserve it! Keep writing Michelle, keep that voice of yours coming … JP

]]> By: Kamsin http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-743 Kamsin Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:42:03 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-743 My Mum used to do home-tutoring for kids which didn't quite fit elsewhere. I don't think she ever had any kids quite so bad, one time she had a kid that had been excluded numerous times for disruptive behaviour and was way behind where he should of been educationally. I think she made some impact and got him learning some stuff just because he'd never had any kind of one on one adult attention before (I think he was about 14). Anyway, sounds a bit like cause this kid is Spanish-speaking and so has been labeled lazy and as that fits a stereotype no one has ever bothered to dig any deeper. It is sad he's got to 16 and never had his needs/ problems properly flagged up before. In the UK he'd no longer be in the education system at all at 16. Anyway, good luck! My Mum used to do home-tutoring for kids which didn’t quite fit elsewhere. I don’t think she ever had any kids quite so bad, one time she had a kid that had been excluded numerous times for disruptive behaviour and was way behind where he should of been educationally. I think she made some impact and got him learning some stuff just because he’d never had any kind of one on one adult attention before (I think he was about 14).
Anyway, sounds a bit like cause this kid is Spanish-speaking and so has been labeled lazy and as that fits a stereotype no one has ever bothered to dig any deeper. It is sad he’s got to 16 and never had his needs/ problems properly flagged up before. In the UK he’d no longer be in the education system at all at 16. Anyway, good luck!

]]> By: Margaret http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-741 Margaret Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:38:40 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/03/29/huh/#comment-741 What a reality check for all of us. I can't imagine how frustrated the kid and the family must be. But I know that someone is dropping the ball in informing the teachers and school of this young man's issues. I can't believe that people would treat him as lazy if they knew his history. What a reality check for all of us. I can’t imagine how frustrated the kid and the family must be. But I know that someone is dropping the ball in informing the teachers and school of this young man’s issues. I can’t believe that people would treat him as lazy if they knew his history.

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