Opinions please - discussing homework with teachers

[Guest guest]

I'd really like to know what you guys think about this. This being my

giving that " Homework, Oh, Homework " article to my son's teachers in

an e-mail. It is very apropos at the moment because all of them are

not following the things in his 504 requiring them to either write

things down for him, have him write things down, or give him written

directions or checklists. I sense a lot of frustration and hostility.

It doesn't make sense to them because they don't understand the

neurological issues and think he must just be REALLY spoiled and I

must be a really lenient, misguided parent.

We have this meeting coming up, but it is only to rubberstamp him

being referred to an IEP/Autism evaluation, which will of course not

have any results for at least two or three months. I'm wondering what

the plan is meanwhile since the 504 is not being followed, which I

assume means it doesn't work for the teachers. It certainly isn't

working for my son.

Do you think it would help or just piss them off more? Should I ask

the assist principal who is the 504 team leader what he thinks? Mind

you, he seems to know as little about Autism as the teachers, although

he at least seems to have gotten to the point where he's realizing he

has some knowledge gaps.

I'm thinking of writing something to the effect of " I sense everyone

is feeling a lot of frustration regarding and homework; I know I

am. The following is an article written by an Autism consultant that

you might find helpful. " And leave it at that. I think they think so

poorly of me that the less I say the better.

Ruth