Guest guest Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congratulations and kudos to a school and teachers who believes and trys something that is different even though it is a law. To: deniseslist ; Parent_to_Parents ; IPUT4-TampaAutism Cc: Soraya Matos Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 1:01 PM Subject: believe ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:37 PMSubject: Re: Message not approved: cannot believeTo: deniseslist FYI_ INCLUSION: I want to share a bit of Kaitlyn's IEP meeting. During the meeting I learned that since the school has experienced Kaitlyn's success in inclusion he teachers who have grown to like the concept have sought permission to include more students next year who have never had the opportunity in the past. The school has had to work though some hiccups since Kaitlyn arrived this year but over all the staff have put down their defensiveness and embraced the concept. In one of Kaitlyn's classes which was all boys Kaityn being the only girl she was not greeted with open arms the first day...The boys wanted to know why "SHE" was in their room..not that she was a beautiful girl with long hair freshman but "SHE" "LIKE HER" "they did not want the impression they were in a #*@ class" "they had real issues and voiced them...but where made o try it out.. THe first weeks were rough for the teacher to keep a balance of emotions as the teacher was not confident in the whole INCLUSION concept.. BUT TODAY!!!! The boys are much better behaved, they have become the protectors on campus and she is the little sister to a whole class of boys who have shown more maturity this year than several years past. The whole approach has been noted. One young man was pointed out that his scores have been low because he is "lazy" but now, well now he said he feels after meeting Kaitlyn and seeing how hard she tries he can not slack off and has looked within himself and is doing 100% better academically, The teacher reports that when Kaitlyn is out of school he reverts back to a goof off but VERY WELL BEHAVED when she is in class and he is very concerned when she misses a few days of school that she is OK. AND they think it is the ESE parents fighting for equality...I think its equality for all because this young man is forever a better person from the inclusion experience. I am so excited to see this High School grow into this next journey and Kaitlyn's like peers getting out next year into the peer classes to build bonds and friendship like Kaitlyn has. ~~~~ Beth Lequia-Pringle This is what inclusion is all about-your ideologies that SFL doesn't practice inclusion is because more parents have lower expectations/different standards regarding their "differently abled" children. All kids get bullied- I did, and I know many others personally-not to mention what we hear on the news. Our children need to be exposed to and taught how to deal and stand up for themselves, just like all that live and are a part of society. Life skillls for elementary and middle school children is a joke, when they are still developing academically. It is what parents ask for, expect and demand. Learn the law-but be sure that you WANT your child included. Cluster classrooms are a prerequisite for institutionalization. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 That is awesome! What brave parents to advocate for their daughter's right to be included! I feel like all the stars have to be aligned for inclusion to work, and even if one person is against it, teacher, school, classmate, even a parent of a NT child in the class, so much can go wrong b/c people are just so closed minded when it comes to what autistic individuals are able to achieve. There needs to be more schools like this! > > > > > Sherry...which conversation are you talking about? > > (laughing) > > > > > > > > > . . . this conversation is incredible on so many levels-I will post when > > I > > > gather my thoughts. . . properly., > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Which school is this? Sent from my BlackBerry® on the MetroPCS NetworkSender: sList Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:13:11 -0000To: <sList >ReplyTo: sList Subject: Re: believe That is awesome! What brave parents to advocate for their daughter's right to be included! I feel like all the stars have to be aligned for inclusion to work, and even if one person is against it, teacher, school, classmate, even a parent of a NT child in the class, so much can go wrong b/c people are just so closed minded when it comes to what autistic individuals are able to achieve. There needs to be more schools like this!> > >> > Sherry...which conversation are you talking about?> > (laughing)> > > >> >> > > . . . this conversation is incredible on so many levels-I will post when> > I> > > gather my thoughts. . . properly.,> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Inclusion is not experimental. When done right it works for everyone, proven fact over and over. You all may find the story of inspiring: http://www.includingsamuel.com/home.aspx Steve > > > > > > > > Sherry...which conversation are you talking about? > > > (laughing) > > > > > > > > > > > > > . . . this conversation is incredible on so many levels-I will post when > > > I > > > > gather my thoughts. . . properly., > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 This was in Lee county. From: fabiolaanatorrez@...To: sList Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:47:09 AMSubject: Re: Re: believe Which school is this? Sent from my BlackBerry® on the MetroPCS Network Sender: sList Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:13:11 -0000 To: <sList > ReplyTo: sList Subject: Re: believe That is awesome! What brave parents to advocate for their daughter's right to be included! I feel like all the stars have to be aligned for inclusion to work, and even if one person is against it, teacher, school, classmate, even a parent of a NT child in the class, so much can go wrong b/c people are just so closed minded when it comes to what autistic individuals are able to achieve. There needs to be more schools like this!> > >> > Sherry...which conversation are you talking about?> > (laughing)> > > >> >> > > . . . this conversation is incredible on so many levels-I will post when> > I> > > gather my thoughts. . . properly.,> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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