something dd's teacher said ???
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| Thu, 09-21-2006 - 10:46am |
I emailed dd's teacher and let her know Hannah said she can't see the board and wanted moved up to the front of the classroom. She emailed me back and said thanks for letting her know and she'd move her that day.
When dd got home from school I asked her how she liked her new spot. She looked at me funny so I told her I talked to her teacher and she said she'd move her desk. I then said oh, maybe she's doing it after school today. Dd said Mrs. W told her she'd move her desk to the front if she does her work. (dd's been shutting down lately and not working) I really hope she didn't really say that. Do you think I should ask her if she really said that? I'm starting to think this teacher doesn't get Hannah at all and may be why she's not having a good yr.
Samantha

I would give Mrs. W until Friday, and if your daughter is not moved then I would I would talk to her again. There are several ways of approaching with the conservation that your daughter gave about the teacher moving her. If you have an IEP, you can always add the moving up front if she still resisits.
It is so hard to urge teachers to do things without having reprecussions with the child. We have had our share of battles with teachers over the years, and some of made it so difficult on Stephen that we had to approach the person over learning disabilities to resolve the situation.
Good luck and keep us posted,
Kari
good news-Hannah got her desk moved. bad news-she's now sitting next to two girls who talked non-stop all day and drove her nuts and there was a substitute. So it was another bad day and she was crying when she got home. My poor baby. Its going to be a long yr if it keeps up like this.
Samantha
She might have said something about "move your desk" and "do your work" in the same sentance and Hannah
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Yeah, I agree with Paula. I have had to eat my words on too many occasions for taking my kids info as fact. Often it was some misunderstanding. If I am really concerned I approach the teacher from a very neutral stance with noting that it may be a misunderstanding. e.g. Dear Mrs X, I believe my daughter misunderstood the chair moving issue today. She thought you said she had to do her work to earn moving up there. I just wanted to clear that up so we can help her understand. something like that.
But since the chair was moved I would drop it for a couple days anyway and watch this situation with the other girls when the regular teacher is back. If she doesn't move Hannah on her own when she realizes the problem I would likely bring that up in a similar way.
Renee