Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 In a message dated 10/4/01 9:45:39 AM, leslie-kerrigan@... writes: >I know school won't always be this easy (and I am filing away some of your >good ideas for kindergarten), but we are going to enjoy this year! Thanks >for listening..... )) it is always so heartwarming to read these kinds of post. Our wish for everyone! Be sure to go out of your way to show this teacher your appreciation, she will be a great resource for next year. Green Mom to 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 In a message dated 10/4/01 9:45:39 AM, leslie-kerrigan@... writes: >I know school won't always be this easy (and I am filing away some of your >good ideas for kindergarten), but we are going to enjoy this year! Thanks >for listening..... )) it is always so heartwarming to read these kinds of post. Our wish for everyone! Be sure to go out of your way to show this teacher your appreciation, she will be a great resource for next year. Green Mom to 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 , This is wonderful!!! is 4 and also attends a reg preschool 2 days a week. they seem to like him and tell me every day how cute he is and that he is doing well. This week, I got a note from his " special-ed " preschool that said he is sitting better in circle time...gee, I wonder why =) I am really happy with my decision to add the 2 days a week " typical " school! I think it is a great model for him. Kym...mom to 4, including 4 year old with DS ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2001 Report Share Posted October 4, 2001 , This is wonderful!!! is 4 and also attends a reg preschool 2 days a week. they seem to like him and tell me every day how cute he is and that he is doing well. This week, I got a note from his " special-ed " preschool that said he is sitting better in circle time...gee, I wonder why =) I am really happy with my decision to add the 2 days a week " typical " school! I think it is a great model for him. Kym...mom to 4, including 4 year old with DS ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 It is great to hear good stories from parents about educators. Many of us have had the good ones but I'd bet all of us have had a bad one from time to time. This one sounds like she deserves a thank-you note and a box of chocolates (maybe Godiva:))) I wouldn't worry about the sped folks. They don't know what's best for your little girl. You do. Elaine Happy ending > Hi All, > > I am an occasional poster to the list, but read everything :-) I have been > reading the " back to school " woes, and pretty much waiting for things to > fall apart here, since we have gone against what the district suggested. > is 3 1/2, and spent Feb-Jun last school year in Special Day > preschool. Special Day here consists of children ages 3-5, with various > disabilites, and MAYBE a peer model or two. We felt that if she is to be > successfully included in Kinder (which we want, and are encouraged by many > of you that I am reading about right now), she should have some inclusion > before that, but the district doesn't provide anything suitable (I know, > they should, but that will be my next project.... will probably be > in 5th grade before they change). So, we enrolled her in typical preschool > two days a week at a great school that can live without her being potty > trained (a requirement for virtually all preschools around here). This was > frowned on by the district because of course, they thought she should be in > special day 4 days/week, and that wasn't possible with typical preschool. > Anyway, she attends special day the other 2 days, plus gets A-PE 2x week > that I take her to after typical school. > > So, two great events with teachers this week just blew my mind. First, I > was chatting with the SpED teacher while was in PE, and she has > already scheduled the IEP for January ( " let me know if the date is OK " ), and > is wondering what types of goals we should think about for because > " she is doing so well and has exceeded many of her goals for the year > already " . (Last year's SpED wouldn't have told me anything until an > official meeting, which would have been scheduled at the last minute and > then time limited becuase of everyone's schedules). She then went on to ask > what I've been doing with because " did I know that knows > all her letters, and can match them as well as say them, identify them in > books? " (Thank you, Love and Learning tape #1) Wow, I thought, a SpEd who > (1) acknowledged something GOOD my kid is doing, rather than focusing on > what she can't do, and (2) implied that we might actually have had a role in > that! > > Now this joy was a little tempered by the fact that when I picked up > from regular preschool 30 minutes earlier, we were rushing to go > to PE, so the teacher said asked if we were coming to Open House that night > because " something happened that day " she wanted to tell me about. I was > thinking, well, she's been there 3 weeks with no complaints, so I guess it's > time. When we got to Open House, the teacher came right over to tell me > that during playground time that day, was sitting with two other > classmates and they were playing pretend.... something with a birthday cake > make from the playground bark. I was waiting for her to tell me that > threw the bark at someone, but she was so excited that > was interacting with the kids, trying to talk to them, saying " birthday " and > " cake " .... she said it was such a wonderful moment it brought tears to her > eyes. Later that evening, she also confided that 's " bevahior > issues " which mainly was going to the bathroom without telling anyone (I > wonder what she does in there?), were trivial compared to some of the other > kids, and not to worry about it. They love her being there.... WOW! Of > course, WE know she's wonderful, but it's nice to see a couple teachers > agreeing with her incredibly biased parents! > > I know school won't always be this easy (and I am filing away some of your > good ideas for kindergarten), but we are going to enjoy this year! Thanks > for listening..... it's been a great week (OK, we DID have to make a trip to > the ER yesterday because her croup got so bad it was hard to breathe, but 2 > hours later she felt much better, and today is playing with her sister)..... > maybe I should buy a lottery ticket too! > > > Mom to (6 in a week), (3.5 DS), and (2 and acting > it every minute..... 336 days until she turns 3 and counting!) > > > > > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for messages to go to the sender of the message. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 It is great to hear good stories from parents about educators. Many of us have had the good ones but I'd bet all of us have had a bad one from time to time. This one sounds like she deserves a thank-you note and a box of chocolates (maybe Godiva:))) I wouldn't worry about the sped folks. They don't know what's best for your little girl. You do. Elaine Happy ending > Hi All, > > I am an occasional poster to the list, but read everything :-) I have been > reading the " back to school " woes, and pretty much waiting for things to > fall apart here, since we have gone against what the district suggested. > is 3 1/2, and spent Feb-Jun last school year in Special Day > preschool. Special Day here consists of children ages 3-5, with various > disabilites, and MAYBE a peer model or two. We felt that if she is to be > successfully included in Kinder (which we want, and are encouraged by many > of you that I am reading about right now), she should have some inclusion > before that, but the district doesn't provide anything suitable (I know, > they should, but that will be my next project.... will probably be > in 5th grade before they change). So, we enrolled her in typical preschool > two days a week at a great school that can live without her being potty > trained (a requirement for virtually all preschools around here). This was > frowned on by the district because of course, they thought she should be in > special day 4 days/week, and that wasn't possible with typical preschool. > Anyway, she attends special day the other 2 days, plus gets A-PE 2x week > that I take her to after typical school. > > So, two great events with teachers this week just blew my mind. First, I > was chatting with the SpED teacher while was in PE, and she has > already scheduled the IEP for January ( " let me know if the date is OK " ), and > is wondering what types of goals we should think about for because > " she is doing so well and has exceeded many of her goals for the year > already " . (Last year's SpED wouldn't have told me anything until an > official meeting, which would have been scheduled at the last minute and > then time limited becuase of everyone's schedules). She then went on to ask > what I've been doing with because " did I know that knows > all her letters, and can match them as well as say them, identify them in > books? " (Thank you, Love and Learning tape #1) Wow, I thought, a SpEd who > (1) acknowledged something GOOD my kid is doing, rather than focusing on > what she can't do, and (2) implied that we might actually have had a role in > that! > > Now this joy was a little tempered by the fact that when I picked up > from regular preschool 30 minutes earlier, we were rushing to go > to PE, so the teacher said asked if we were coming to Open House that night > because " something happened that day " she wanted to tell me about. I was > thinking, well, she's been there 3 weeks with no complaints, so I guess it's > time. When we got to Open House, the teacher came right over to tell me > that during playground time that day, was sitting with two other > classmates and they were playing pretend.... something with a birthday cake > make from the playground bark. I was waiting for her to tell me that > threw the bark at someone, but she was so excited that > was interacting with the kids, trying to talk to them, saying " birthday " and > " cake " .... she said it was such a wonderful moment it brought tears to her > eyes. Later that evening, she also confided that 's " bevahior > issues " which mainly was going to the bathroom without telling anyone (I > wonder what she does in there?), were trivial compared to some of the other > kids, and not to worry about it. They love her being there.... WOW! Of > course, WE know she's wonderful, but it's nice to see a couple teachers > agreeing with her incredibly biased parents! > > I know school won't always be this easy (and I am filing away some of your > good ideas for kindergarten), but we are going to enjoy this year! Thanks > for listening..... it's been a great week (OK, we DID have to make a trip to > the ER yesterday because her croup got so bad it was hard to breathe, but 2 > hours later she felt much better, and today is playing with her sister)..... > maybe I should buy a lottery ticket too! > > > Mom to (6 in a week), (3.5 DS), and (2 and acting > it every minute..... 336 days until she turns 3 and counting!) > > > > > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for messages to go to the sender of the message. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 On Feb 7, 2006, at 3:13 PM, wrote: >> Hello e > > I'm happy for you that you succeed at the end. We also learn from your > experience. > > Bella > from Tel Aviv > > Thanks, Bella! And I'm glad I wasn't the only one who benefitted from the discussion. It must be frustrating to have such limited access to EO's. We are very (almost shamelessly, I sometimes feel) indulged here with the abundant sources. Good luck with distilling and/or tincturing - a great deal of work, but then you will be more of a master of the art than those of us who simply order oils. I look forward to more exchanges here. e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Good for you, Jolynn, for writing that impressive letter to TJMaxx. I like that response you got too! I've been trying to study the lives of people like Helen Keller, who I feel served as an excellent role model for all people with disabilities. She often spoke up for herself and others regarding disabilities and special needs. She often wrote to many of the political leaders, and ended up meeting many of them, including most of the U.S. presidents while she was alive. I think we all could learn from these kinds of experiences. Thanks for sharing! ~Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Bravo, Jolynn! I was furious on your behalf while reading about your experience at T.J. Maxx -- but just thrilled to read the excerpts from your letter to them and to learn the upshot of the whole fiasco. You are so right about the importance of writing these letters and fighting these fights, not only for our own benefit but on behalf of others who may find themselves blocked or forced to stay home because of thoughtless store policies or actual misuse of facilities for people with disabilities, as in the case you encountered. Thank you so much for sharing your experience in this regard. I hope your post will encourage us all to follow your example. Best, > > I walked in to TJ Max the other day and went to the dressing room. > They were using the ONLY accessable stall for storage. > > I wrote them a letter and here are some excerpts: > > " As a disabled young mother I usually go out with some level of > confidence that I will be afforded the small conveniences offered by > the avaliability of areas designed for people in need of them. I do > not feel confident going to your store. " > > " I did not point this gross misuse out to the manager because I do > not think that disabled people should have to prove their > existence. " > > " It is difficult enough to live life with a disability and needing > help as often as we sometimes do, I feel very humbeled and saddened > that I even have to send you this letter " > > The store manager called today and profusely appologized for the > insensativity shown and said that he was completely embarassed. He > said that the corporate office will be writing their own letter of > appollogy and sending me a $25 gift certificate. > > He also said that my letter was so well written that they are > forwarding it to all TJ Maxx stores nation wide to promote awareness > of this problem that they think is too often seen. > > People are only human and the effort makes me feel better. I expect > to run into problems and figure we are all willing to gripe when > needs and differences get ignored but in this instance I feel TJ > Maxx was very receptive and will be doing better. I will continue to > be a loyal shopper there. > > Just thought I would share in order to encourage others to let > corporations know where they can improve because down the line you > are helping others like yourself. I also had similar complaints > toward a local grocery store and they sent me a $50 gift certificate > so you may actually get more out of it than just helping. > > Jolynn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Happy Ending A star dies and becomes nothing, yet it's light is still seen for millions of years. Thus is your eyes. Articulately exact. They speak silently and I listen silently. With no pondering nor forethought, I absorbe. I become instantly the reckless perfection of their vacuum. Drawn into the light and vibration of your soul. What is an I? It has become lost and there are no wishes to refind it. The blood in my veins. The air in my lungs- trivial nonessentials. When the definition of life is you, these things become nothing than simple parlor tricks. Illusions. Smiling in supreme absolute gratitude is remembered the cliche' One with the universe. How can something never ending find itself? Impossible. You have brought this to me all by yourself; Your eyes and soul. Nirvana. No Saints or Gods needed. I aspire you offerings. Flowers. Incense. Spring shower rainbows. I aspire you... me. Yes, you have made us timeless, and thinking still in the concept of time, we as bodies will become withered, and we will die, but remembering the continueing light from darkened stars, the light within your eyes will still shine for millions of years, and as long as they do, I will be in them Until the countless eons pass and they finially fade; That being our mutual cessation and we truely die. But by then, we will be getting old anyway. Such a happy ending. -Randy Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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