Browncoat Bar & Grill - Rough, Rugged and Manly
POSTED BY: Kelkhil
UPDATED: Sunday, March 1, 2009 22:05
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I always had my nose in a book and the teachers said I should be more outgoing and like the other students.
Me and my parents would be sitting there thinking 'Have you met the other students??!' It was always "Megan is a bright girl....but"
I hope the meeting wasn't too painful 
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Mal: Wheel never stops turning, Badger.
Badger: That only matters to the people on the rim.
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Quote:^__^
Originally posted by Navyseils: Firsties!
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten: You did it wrong. ((mild disappointment))
Originally posted by Navyseils: hmmm... I think a second look is required.
((eSmooch!))
Quote:Seriously?
Originally posted by MsA:
LOL... at what point have I done anything girly???
I will grant you overly optimistic and annoyingly cheerful...but girly??
Doooood, you are SO girly.
Here, let me quote you:
"Math is hard! Sports are stupid! Power tools are scary! I could shop for shoes all day long! Tee hee! (insert sunshine and daisies)"
See? I could go on, but I like to limit my saccharin intake. XD
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wel...damn I hate it when you're right HK..... I think I'll go get a manicure and a pedicure to cheer me up and then maybe shop for a new purse 
Rosie- you are also describing me as a student and I have 3 bachelors and a master's degree:) Let's here it for the readers!!!!!!
* waits til Kelkhil's not looking and hangs new pink checked ruffled curtains in the window and puts a multiplicity of trow pillows on the sofas and chairs
To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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Yeah, we had good cop not so good cop going tonight. His actual teacher who he's with every day was all "wow he's so smart and such a great kid but we really can't get him to focus on what he's supposed to be doing instead of what he'd rather be doing". The teacher who's more of an adviser who stops in to keep tabs on things periodically was all "we're having the same conversation again" for the third year running. Then she looks at you and asks what you think We should try.
This year I finally said something along the lines of "Look honey, I'm not an early education specialist. You're supposed to be the expert and asking me feels really pointless from my end. I got nothing. You wanted him tested? I jumped through hoops for you, the home district, and the district that the school's actually located and just got him tested my own damned self after everybody pointed fingers at each other for responsibility. Doc says he's fine. What more do you want?"
I'm really starting to not like her.
I did feel a slight amount of maternal smugness when the teacher said that boychild was so good at the science mojo he'll actually fact check with the kid 'cause he's just that solid on it all.
Summing it all up: "Blah blah blah, he's so smart BUT.."
He reads American history books for fun. (And to get out of journaling.)
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Originally posted by stinkingrose:
He reads American history books for fun. (And to get out of journaling.)
Damn, they should be thrilled! I used to read comic books for fun, and to avoid reading American History.
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HUGS Rosie Ok so the teacher wants you to suggest something
Here you go:
Dear Teacher:
I appreciate your concern on the repetitive nature of our discussions regarding my son. I would like to know which RTI tier your current interventions fall on and what plans you have to move to a more intensive tier in order to better support his educational development. Based on all available testing my son has no disability therefore it must mean that he requires a more intensive RTI tier or a more appropriate rate of reinforcement of on task behaviors to better ameliorate his attention issues. It might also be considered that the work provided is not sufficiently challenging so I would like to see your assessments of his potential and what you plan to do to provide leveled curriculum.
( translation...what the hell are you doing to fix the problem???? RTI- is response to intervention and is put in place when a student's achievement is not up to his potential.. you need to encourage him more and give him some form of desired reward for on task....such as if you complete x amount of work you may read for x number of minutes... also you're just not smart enough to keep up with him so maybe it would be good if you came up with some better assignments for him To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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They seem to be trying that.
I apparently have a stubborn one or something.
Yeah, maybe he's bored. He gets impatient waiting for the rest of the group to catch up and blurts out the information before the others get a chance. They do not actually assign a grownup to sit on him during discussion groups, but they really wish they could.
This is not a group of slow children, either.
His main teacher seems really amused and amazed by our little sponge. His biggest concern seemed to be (other than focus) the writing thing. He said he didn't want that to hold boychild back because he "deserves to fly".
I usually just stand back and let him.
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Quote:((snerk!)) I (heart) this one:
Originally posted by MsA:
well...damn I hate it when you're right HK..... I think I'll go get a manicure and a pedicure to cheer me up and then maybe shop for a new purse
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120377881079
But I can't wrap my girlie little head around the idea that humans would actually pay that much for a purse thing. XD
Quote:"Oh, my. Why don't WE try you fucking yourself, you ridiculous twat?" replied HK.
Originally posted by stinkingrose:
The teacher who's more of an adviser who stops in to keep tabs on things periodically was all "we're having the same conversation again" for the third year running. Then she looks at you and asks what you think We should try.
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This is what I mean by leveled instruction... you don't tell the F-16 to slow down for the prop plane now do you?? They need to be providing him more challenging stuff he can do while waiting for the other little ones to get there. As for the writing thing.. get him an Alpha Smart ( the school will have access to this through their AT people) then he can journal without physically writing it...also for blurting...give him the alpha smart in group. Have him write the answer....or give him 5 tickets. He may use them to answer questions but when he's out of tickets...no talking for him:) It'll teach him to let the slow ones have a turn too ( no matter how long it takes them and no matter how painfully obvious the answer is) Gradually fade by giving him fewer tickets until he's got more skill at waiting for the less gifted ones to catch up with him
HK...that is a purse of gorgeousness...but I am with you on the price. I just can't do it. You see these purses that are just perfect, but who can even countenance paying the equivalent of a month's rent for a purse To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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