“Well, you’re the teacher aren’t you suppose to be able to find a way to ….. teach it to him?”
I love this clip.
I love it not only because I’ve felt this way in so many meetings but also because it’s a good portrayal of an educational culture that is, in many cases, broken.
The little chair, [...]
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We spoke with Barabara Coloroso about her book “The Bully, The Bullied and the Bystander”.
We first came across her in the Costco Connection magazine, believe it or not, and thought she had some good information and good approaches. Coincidentally enough in the last couple of months we’d had a couple of parents talk to us about [...]
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This week we interviewed Dr. Arthur Benjamin – a Mathematician and Mathemagician. Now normally ….. Math would not be the kind of topic I would want to spend a lot of time talking about. So let me explain why I chose to pick this as a topic and Dr. Benjamin as our expert [...]
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“Parents will always be catalysts for education reform.”
def: Catalyst: An agent that precipitates -or- accelerates fundamental change
In what is sure to be a phenomenally informative show, this Sunday on the “My Great Kid” Radio Program (Sunday 8:00am-9:00am, WAAM 1600am or online at www.waamannarbor.com; A podcast will be posted after the show) we will be interviewing Peter [...]
Swine flu, E. Coli, The Black Death now in the stuffed toy aisle!
The charter school that my son is at uses a Core Knowledge style structure. This article highlights the debate of the value of teaching to “modern life skills” vs “core skills”. In a modern world though shouldn’t computers, typing, etc. be considered “core”?
Should Johnny Learn Core or Skills
What do you think?
Q: What is it you want people to know about people with Down syndrome?
A: Give kids with Down syndrome a fair shake — that’s all. That’d be great, for starters.
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The Contribution of Diagnostic Substitution to the Growing Administrative Prevalence of Autism in US Special Education — Shattuck 117 (4): 1028 — Pediatrics
Autism Strains Families’ Pocketbooks, Emotions – On Parenting (usnews.com)
Autism Caught On Tape — Computer Scientists Use Technology To Help Children With Autism
New Method Of Scoring IQ Tests Benefits Children With Intellectual Disabilities
“Teachers aren’t trained to handle that,” said Dr. Roger Pierangelo, executive director of the National Association of Special Education Teachers.
“When you have an out-of-control student threatening your class — it’s not right and it can be very damaging — but seclusion is used as a ‘quick fix’ in many cases.”
IEP FAQs: Can We Write our Parapro’s Name in the IEP?
Is a Child with ADD/ADHD Eligible for Special Education? – Wrightslaw
Parent Volunteers Cannot Substitute for Trained Teachers by Sue Whitney Heath
IEP FAQs: Is There a 10 Day Timeline for IEP Meetings?
Teachers Trump Psychologist? Who Decides Eligibility?
On Special Education: Q&A with Educator Brad Cohen
Wayne State Prof Research Pushes Autism Treatment Forward
Helping Your Child and Family Have An Autism Friendly Holiday Season
Autism diagnostic evaluation in multiple settings: Who should really be evaluating my child?
Recovering from Autism. Part I
Recovering from Autism. Part II
Neuropsychological evaluations of children with autism: From recommendations to practical implementation.
Sleep problems in children with autism.
Phonological Processing in [...]
Though it’s never a good idea to let your child wander around freely online without close supervision the ZAC Browser is a great idea for parents/grandparents of children with Autism.
It’s got a great layout that is customized for kids that are visually oriented and designed for kids with Autism. It’s specifically designed to make the [...]
It can cost about $3.2 million to take care of an autistic person over his or her lifetime. Caring for all people with autism over their lifetimes costs an estimated $35 billion per year.
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