I sure wish Obama would do something about all the deaths lately in Afghanistan, I believe in all or nothing.

My son is a freshman and we have never had anything like this done? Every single teacher knew he was ADHD but I guess we never really needed anything special so they never really worried about it! I am assuming that this is for students that need special things or need a tutor, am I wrong? If so..my question is why didn't my son ever got evaluated? And if he is doing good in school should I even say anything about this? Actually both of my boys were/are honor students so maybe this isn't something for me? Help!!!

Come, now. This is childish. Noone OWES you anything. You EARN it. You want kids, save up the money and pay for it yourself. If this mindset is prevalent, it's no WONDER the government thinks it needs to raise us like little children.

You want a what? Seems like kids need a lot. What is reality is some kids need a little extra help in learning. Basiclly that is what and Indivicual Eduction Plan is.

Guranteed by a law #94-124 it means that if your child needs help to get and "Equal, most approriate, and least restrictive" education from the public school system. The school has to provide it free to the child and their family once a child is identified as not making appropriate progress and assessed, at the school districts expense, in an agreed upon plan between educators, parents, and significant others. Those others can be Grand-parents, step-parents, lawyers, pediatricians, mentors, clergy, child care providers, transportation agents, state child services personael, adults with similiar disabilities, and your child where appropriate. I strongly suggest getting a trained advocate to help you through the process. Then the baloney and "I Can'ts" tend to be avoided.

Parents have to request it in writing and agree to testing and evaluations but the clock starts on the day the rquest is submitted and has to be acted on in 45 days.

Parents have many rights. Like what, why, and how their child will be tested. They can be present, should be given written results, and the results can be challenged. Generally you have to pay for that but there are state funded specialists to advocate for your child and help you fully understand the process and the results.

I recommend includeing such advocates early on in the process.

A great deal of information is provided at government expense to you as a parent. Custodial and non-custodial parents have a right to be fully vested in this process. Much of the free information is well written, illustrated, and similiar infor mation is made at age approriate level for your child. If English is not your first language all information includeing forms must be translated so you are making informed consent. If reading is not your thing more and more of this information is available on tape or DVD. There are also great Parent/professional training conferences you can attend and learn from peer parents and consumers who have been useing this law for 30+ years.

Usually evaluations will be a combination of written, verbal, and observatons. Kids rarely mind some even find them fun. The important thing is EVERYONE keep in mind it is not PASS or FAIL but assessing how you child learns and if they are age appropriate and help them get there. If not doing as much as is possible to help them. Again this is the schools responsibility and there are federal funds to cover the costs so don't let them tell you they don't have the money.

The kinds of helps a child may get are extra supervision, tutors, adapted materials, counseling, and even adapted learning environments, rest breaks,or special diets. While the school will not provide medication they can be required to administer it in the most appropriate time or way.

This help applies to all learning environments from the classroom, to the playground, to the school lunchroom, or any school sponsored activitiy.

One of the biggest tasks of and IEP is to assure your child is not being discriminated against and is mainstreamed rather than segregated to get this help.

Each time a special needs child enters school, even preschool, or a new school this IEP can be developed and implimented especially if there is any diagnosis or reasonable knowledge that the child will need such individual care.

Any questions feel free to ask for a local referral. All school districts in the USA have resources. It is true they will sometimes stonewall parents so if you need independent assistance ask.

Good luck. Hope this is helpful. It really is easier than it sounds. Once written these plans can be updated and adapted as needed. If you feel the plan is not working you are entitled to appeal the process.

Let me start by saying I am not gonna change my mind on what I did, and I will do it again lol. I am simply curious to others responses.

While at church this afternoon, I was talking to a friend of my family. She turned to my oldest son (9) when he came downstairs after being told to stay upstairs with another friend, and asked him why he disobeyed his father about staying upstairs. He looked her square in the eye, and told her "cause I wanted to so don't ask me again". Automatically I just reached up and cuffed him along the back of the head, not hard, but enough to catch his attention (I hit flys harder than I cuffed him lol), and told him to watch his mouth and manners, and to not ever let me catch him talking to an adult like that again. That was the end of it, he apologized t her on his own immediately afterwards, and kept a civil tongue in his mouth the rest of the time we were visiting, even interacting a bit himself.

What would you have done?

Well when ya get a bunch of teens together

And you talk with them

Not down to them

The conversation is really great

I learn a lot from them!!!


And that cute little monkey is gonna have one sore little butt in the morning!!

I don't think people get quite as bent out of shape when a girl dresses in boys clothes, but there seems to be a knee jerk reaction to boys dressing as girls. I say who cares. If he has the nerve to do it let him, all this classmates will still know who he is.

If the kids don't care why should we. Why must we we get all insecure and uptight about it. If we want the freedom to be who we are, we shouldn't be trying to control what others choose to be, if it harms no one.

Ultimately it's all about control, what's expected of a female and what's expected of a male. Heaven forbid someone have the courage to be who they feel they are.

Oh no, RULES!!! how will we and the internet survive? (rolls eyes)

There is not any information as to what the regulation will involve but people hear the word and all hell breaks loose. Interesting. The Fcc regulates the airwaves and we still have as much crap as ever on the idiot box. Im sure it wont affect what crap will be on the internet.

yep. so what class gets cut to make room for this one class? don't know of many school districts that are not increasing class sizes, cutting school year and other fiscal measures to continue to fund the ciriculum they now have. and the cutting is far from done. so where do the philosophy teachers and classrooms and available hours come from? and rarely has there been more oportunities for people without college degrees in the techonoly world than have existed in the last twenty years, especially when compared to degrees in philosophy.