ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[wannacow]

Too cute!

 

[Squirrelgirl88]

I've had parent teacher conferences like that. Ironically, raising a child with Downs, I never thought I was going to have to push the teachers to challenge her more. The advantage I had was I could take case manager from the MR/DD board just to sit there. She never said a word. But with her there, they didn't challange me like they do when there are no witnesses.

Do you have someone you can take with you? Anyone, family, neighbor, friend. The teachers don't like witnesses. Principals don't like when you go to the superintendant either.

Keep up the good fight. If you need bail, or a witness, PM me. I'll drive that far!

 

[redtailgal]

Squirrelgirl makes a good point. Take a friend with you if you can. If it wasnt so far away, I'd go.


Yup. That is a handsome fellow. And mom cleans up pretty good herself!

 

[Roll farms]

You two look Mahvelous!

 

[elevan]

Thanks for the compliments


B's counselor is sending a child advocate in to check on him at the school. I may just find out if it's possible for her to sit in on our next meeting.

I wish this were last year. The superintendent through last year was my former 8th grade teacher. He was great. I don't know the guy who took over but I suppose that if I have to I'll go to him.

It's really kind of a moot point since we're planning to homeschool him next year and he's only got about 2 months left this year. But we'll still be sending K to the school and he has his own set of issues so I suppose we need to bring them in line.

 

[elevan]

Oh! I almost forgot...here's chick chick:

I put her under Cinni tonight. Cinni pulled her in and helped to tuck her under so I'm optimistic that it'll work out. I'll go out at the crack of dawn to observe.

 

[Squirrelgirl88]

They need to know that you are a force to be reckoned with. I firmly believe in going over heads until I get someone's attention. I've kept the State Board of Education on speed dial for 10 years. Now, I come from a large family of educators. I think most teachers are under paid and under appreciated. But it only takes ONE bad teacher to set a child on the wrong path - FOR LIFE.

I admire your fortitude. Keep it up. Motherhood is not a popularity contest - it's war!

RTG - we need to keep her fired up til Monday!

 

[elevan]

Twe need to keep her fired up til Monday!

Trust me, I'm fired up on a daily basis over this stuff!

Motherhood is not a popularity contest - it's war!

Heck yeah!

 

[elevan]

Cinni accepted the little yellow chick!

 

[Squirrelgirl88]

Yeah for good mommies!!

I wish one of mine would go broody.