It keeps coming...any teachers..??

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It keeps coming...any teachers..??
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Tue, 01-10-2006 - 1:21pm

I just called the school that my Boys will be going to Kindergarten at

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Wed, 01-11-2006 - 7:53pm

Heather, another option is maybe you could put them in 1/2 day daycare after their surgeries to get them used to it.

Sheri Ann

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Wed, 01-11-2006 - 9:07pm

I am mostly a lurker here, but thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. I am a special education advocate and consultant. Do your boys have anxiety issues? If they do, that changes the situation ENTIRELY. If they have anxiety issues that are documented by a professional or that they are treated as having on a daily basis, that can be enough to place them on a 504 Plan. Section 504 is to protect the rights of people with hidden (a wheelchair is not hidden vs. anxiety which is) disabilities. If they were to receive a 504 Plan, they could attend school at their home school for 1/2 days. If this is the situation, I'd be happy to show you how to do this.

Even if this is not the situation, many schools will allow a parent to "push" them into allowing their child/ren to be picked up after a 1/2 day. Since K is not REQUIRED attendance, the school will still get their funding (which is really what it comes down to most of the time) and your children will get their 1/2 day. The district would not be required to provide travel for the trip that is off from their schedule. They would also not be required to "make up" what the children miss when they aren't there.

I would recommend a possible third option that most schools will go for. That would be to have the boys start out at a half day. If and when you decide that they are ready for a full day, then you could okay it. This is an option that the school will generally like better simply because they will expect you to opt in for a full day early on.

If you have tried all of this and failed, then you would probably be better off to look at a private school, IMHO. Taking them to a public school in the same district is a great option in some cases. Again, IMHO, I believe that it is better to send them to a private school. The friends that they would make in public school will be friends that will likely remember your boys when they get to middle school or high school and begin attending the same school. It is possible that your boys would be teased or worse if they were "Mommy's boys" who couldn't go to school all day.... Well, nasty stuff, but I'm sure you get the point.

Steph


"In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards."


-Mark Twain


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Wed, 01-11-2006 - 11:06pm
Sheriann and Heather,
I LOVE YOU BOTH very much!
There are a few things I need to say as a retired Kindergarten and reading teacher
for 35 years!!! and as a friend to both of you!
Have either of you looked at the programs offered???
Have you been to the school at all?
Perhaps a visit and talk with the teacher would help ease your mind?
I admire you for wanting to BE WITH YOUR SONS however have you considered
what might be BEST FOR THEM???
Have you talked with anyone to see if your child is ready for kindergarten???
Have you looked into studies on full day vs half day?
I tried my best to "FIT IT ALL IN" in 1/2 day Kindergarten and was very frustrated!!
UPSTATE NY still does not have full day options at all!!!
****** In my HONEST opinion with all the REQUIREMENTS PLACED ON YOUNG CHILDREN TODAY
I find that WAY TOO MANY children FALL BEHIND TOO EASILY!
WHEN 50% of a middle class kindergarten are in need of remediation SOMETHING IS WRONG!!! IS OUR GOVERNMENT FORCING EDUCATORS TO DEMAND TOO MUCH OF YOUR CHILDREN AT A YOUNG AGE?????
I SAY YES!! Take a look at the tests they will take just a few years from now
you will be amazed at what is required and EXPECTED!!!
This was a valid reason for retiring! ENOUGH SAID!
I am glad my children are grown---
and I do not have to face the botch job of education today!!! LOVE, Judy
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Wed, 01-11-2006 - 11:56pm
Thanks, Steph! You're a great resource. Having been through the system with my oldest, compromise is generally accepted. But, it should always be with the child's best interest in mind. Never the parents or the schools. Please drop in again. We appreciate your insight. (((hugs))) jan


 

 


 



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Thu, 01-12-2006 - 12:01am
Another country heard from & an experienced one @ that. Thanks, Judy for your input. I really respect what you have to offer. (((hugs))) jan


 

 


 



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Thu, 01-12-2006 - 9:24am

Oh WOW!


When Baybay started Kindergarten I was freaking inside. It was all day from 7 am to 2:30 pm! I went to the school and had a meeting with the teacher and I liked her kindness right away. Baybay had just survived the move from Florida to Alabama and was still reeling from that so I had some real issues. The school here did a really good job at acclimating the children. The first day they attended was the girls by themselves for 45 minutes to get to know the teacher and their room. (Parents were allowed at this time filling our lots of paperwork!) SO while the teacher got to know the children Parents were right there to see it *bloom*.

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Thu, 01-12-2006 - 12:53pm

Hi Steph,


No they do not have anxiety.. THANK GOD.

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Thu, 01-12-2006 - 1:04pm

hello Judy!


I have been to the school and it is is great school, that is not the issue.


They are not ready for all day K. They have been with me for almost 5 yrs. I have never spent a night away from them.


Certianlly I want to be with them but if I thought for one minute that all day K would be best for them then I would do it, but I don't feel it's best. I know enough to not put my feelings 1st and look at whats best for them.


I have also talked to Jay and we are on the same page as

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Thu, 01-12-2006 - 10:34pm
Heather Most schools do offer evaluations of incoming students
that have had intervention. Give the principal a call and see.
I am sure that your little ones are right on, as they should be!
As both a MOTHER and Teacher I have to say MOTHER'S KNOW THEIR
CHILDREN BEST!! Judy
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Thu, 01-12-2006 - 10:38pm

Well Judy,


I can't call the principal because they don't have a school yet. I have a friend at church who is an elementary teacher in my town so she will help me I'm sure.


Hopefully I will get some answers in the near future.....