My 10 year old daughter was identified as both Learning Disabled and
Gifted last year. She's very bright but also distractible and
underachieving. She's off to a great start this year with a receptive
and outgoing teacher who gets to know her students and takes extra time
to talk with me.
Also, her teacher is very organized. She outlines specific goals for
her students and discusses with them specific, do-able ways to meet
those goals.
We do as much as we can at home to support our kids' interests, from
skiing to soccer, harmonica to piano, museums to aquariums. When our
daughter discovered Mark Twain last year and read a few of his books, we
went to a special tour of the Mark Twain house with a tea following. We
make a point of giving each child special time with each of us. Those
times are very important to them! --- Teachers can't do it alone
I just read your article about motivation in school and totally agree
with your point of view. My four children have just made the transition
from a parochial school to the public school system. We are all
pleased.
We originally chose private education over ten years ago because we
were less than impressed with the caliber of public education. A lot
has changed over those years. The move back to the public system was
prompted initially by financial constraints. Maintaining four kids in
private school was just a little more pricey than we could swallow in
the present economy. The more we investigated, the more encouraged we
became.
The kids are happy and thriving and actually look forward to going to
school. Every open house event we have attended reveals educators who
actually appear to LIKE what they do. I have very positive feelings
about their educational experience.
I look forward to the coming school year, watching my children blossom
and develop a love of learning. --- Kudos for the public schools
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