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12. I was angry at both the teacher...

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 06:35 AM

Sep 2014

AND my son. We had been through the "show your work" issue when he was younger. The teacher did talk to me in that instance and we worked together to do what everyone else had to do. He pulled the "I'm special because I have a learning disability" trick, and it didn't work. Now when he made that F in Freshman algebra, I didn't go to the teacher, as Robert had this previous issue. I think the counselor at school had a talk with him and impressed upon him how important it was for him to make good grades from Freshman-Senior. The state that we live in rewards kids with a scholarship when they are ready to go to college according to their GPA at the end of each year. He snapped right out of it and did great for the rest of HS and graduated near the top of his class.

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I just ran across this at Twitter. A rant from a father of a special education student. [View all] madfloridian Sep 2014 OP

I THINK this is an issue of the specific school or district applying it incorrectly. RandySF Sep 2014 #1

I think Arne is planning on requiring the same of special ed students as regular. madfloridian Sep 2014 #2

The problem is you can't expect the same of special ed students davidpdx Sep 2014 #10

which appears to be one of the problems with common core, elleng Sep 2014 #3

You failed to go to the link, where the worksheet is clearly labeled from Mifflin-Harcourt. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #14

The father's frustration is totally understandable. LibDemAlways Sep 2014 #4

I agree. I taught "new" math concepts always in the primary. But first I taught basics. madfloridian Sep 2014 #6

I was tasked with teaching two special needs LibDemAlways Sep 2014 #7

"They will be made to feel like failures." Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #5

It's like... ReRe Sep 2014 #8

It's like trying to teach calculus to 3rd and 4th graders. SheilaT Sep 2014 #11

I was angry at both the teacher... ReRe Sep 2014 #12

Thanks for the clarification. SheilaT Sep 2014 #15

He sure is. ReRe Sep 2014 #16

It's hard to stop bragging SheilaT Sep 2014 #17

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #9

For the 7,000th time... MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #13

Common Core for Special Ed..What are Standards-Based IEPs? madfloridian Sep 2014 #18

Where are the heck are the disability advocacy groups? Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #19

That is a very good question. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #20