You Know You Went To an International School When...

This was hilarious!!!!!!!!!! Yes-I got it from Marta!!!!Man-I MISS ICS Addis Ababa!!!!!

You know you went to an International school when...

:		1) You can't answer the question: "Where are you from?" 2) You speak two (or more) languages but can't spell in any of them. 3) You flew before you could walk. 4) You have a passport, but no driver's license.(got mine at 21)LOLOLOLOL 5) You run into someone you know at every airport 6) You have a time zone map next to your telephone. 7) Your life story uses the phrase "Then we went to..." five times (or six, or seven times...). 8) You speak with authority on the quality of airline travel. 9) National Geographic (OR THE TRAVEL CHANNEL) makes you homesick. 10) You read the international section before the comics. 11) You live at school, work in the tropics, and go home for vacation. 12) You don't know where home is. 13) You sort your friends by continent.LOLOLOL 14) Your second major is in a foreign language you already speak. 15) You realize it really is a small world, after all. 16) You feel that multiple passports would be appropriate. 17) You watch a movie set in a 'foreign country', and you know what the nationals are really saying into the camera. 18) Rain on a tile patio - or a corrugated metal roof - is one of the most wonderful sounds in the world.Ahhhhhh...man! 19) You haggle with the checkout clerk for a lower price.LOLOLOLOL 20) Your wardrobe can only handle two seasons: wet and dry. 21) Your high school memories include those days that school was canceled due to tear gas, riots, demonstrations, or bomb threats. 22) You get back to the states and serously cannot remember the currency exchange 23) You think VISA is a document stamped in your passport, and not a plastic card you carry in your wallet. 24) You automatically take off your shoes as soon as you get home. 25) Your dorm room/apartment/living room looks a little like a museum with all the "exotic" things you have around. 26) Half of your phone calls are unintelligible to those around you. 27) You go to Pizza Hut or Wendy's and you wonder why there's no chili sauce. 28) You know the geography of the rest of the world, but you don't know the geography of your own country. 29) You have best friends in 5 different countries. 30) It takes 24 hours to reach home in a plane 31) You can only call your parents at 8am and 8pm 32) You never really use a seatbelt 33) School trips meant going to a different country 34) Your high school football team had to play against itself.. if it had one 35) When you were in middle school you could walk into a bar and order a drink without being questioned 36) You got sick a lot and often had food poisoning 37) It wasn't unusual to find a lizard or cockroach in your house 38) You got to go home twice a year ...thats if you're lucky 39) Home almost felt like a museum 40) You are a pro packer, or at least have done it many times 41) Living out of a suitcase, you find, has it pros 42) You bump into your old teachers all the time 43) Family photos you sent every year took months to arrive and often were in front of some exotic statue or endangered animal no one has heard of 44) Your check from your parents takes a month to reach you-LOLOLOL remember this Mom and Dad! 45) Talking to your school office and getting signatures from your parents is a week-long event 46) When you return to the States you are overwhelmed with the number of choices in a grocery store ( I stood by the chocolate syrup for about 20 min. because there was a whole row) 47) You literally have real friends (not facebook friends) from different schools all over the nation on your friends list 48) Everyone had a 'staff'; maid, house cleaner, driver and babysitter-no onunderstands this-right? 49) Most of the 1st graders have cell phones 50) You get excited when a relative sends a video tape of regular TV with commercials.. its in ENGLISH! 51) There was only one grocery store.. usually at the embassy that resembled the ones at home.-that we couldnt go too WAHHHH! 52) Once you get home you miss your adopted home and visa versa 53) You are never content in one place, be it city, state or country for long. You're a mover. 54) You never had a job until you reached college 55) Blackouts are quite common, yet after a while no one seemed to notice and sometimes you would find yourself doing homework to the light of your phone or flashlight 56) Class reunions.. are not at your old school.. not even close 57) Police, imported from a different country, guard your school...carrying machine guns 58) you know everyone else in this group, because he/she went to school with one of your friends 59) Your passport has more stamps than a post office 60) When the power cuts out and you sit there wondering when the generator is going to kick on... only then you realize there is no generator 61) When you carry converters because you actually realize there are different types of outlets 62) When people give you funny looks because you are a gold or platinum elite member of your airlines 63) When you constantly feel like you have to catch up with TV programs, actors and other people or songs you are not familiar with 64) You don't think its strange that you haven't talked to your best friend in a couple years, but you know you will always have a unique bond 65) You wake up in one country thinking you are in another 66) You don't feel at home at home anymore 67) When a friend talks about their dreams of traveling to across the world to a secluded country and you can give them all the best restaurants and places to visit. You're like the traveler guidebook. 68) You don't even bother to change your watch when traveling 69) You hate subtitles because you know there is someone that can make an accurate translation.. you! 70) When you have little or no contact with he locals but are best friends with people across the globe 71) When you think everyone else is a foreigner in a county foreign to you 72) When something unusual happens and it just doesn't seem to phase you as being something unordinary 73) When you speak many broken languages at once when you are drunk 74) When your friends take you to an 'ethnic' restaurant as a joke and you can read the menu, order food for them and actually stomach the meal 75) When you start introducing yourself followed by your country of origin.... 76) Your yearbooks are all different; made of fabrics known to that area and have stuff like elephants on them. Its your favorite keepsake. 77) Famous people like Uma Thurman went to your school and you had no idea until you researched (AES) 78)You have to change your passport because it's full... not because it's expired... and this several times during your school years 79)Paying a cop is not considered a bribe 80)You've dated people from other countries 81)You start to keep your experiences overseas to yourself because people look at you as though you are spoiled for having the opportunity to indulge in a new culture.. sad 82) You are afraid to go back to visit your school because you know no one will be there that you used to know, they all moved 83) You have the opportunity to intern at your Embassy/Commission over summer without qualifications 84) When you have free accommodation in any city you travel to around the world because some friend from the old days lives there! 85) You're scared of going 'home' because you haven't been there in so long, and changed so much, that you think people might not like you anymore 87) You have more than one driver's license, none of which are valid at home, that, or in college, you still can't drive! 88) You always have to think which side of the road to drive on 89) When you greet someone you start bowing or kissing them on both cheeks. 90) When you you and your siblings know different languages or at least studied different ones _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hey everyone! I'm trying to keep up with the suggestions as fast as I can! I'm from the U.S. but I'm trying to make the group more broad for everyone so we can all relate! Thanks, Kelly Dwyer

Pain...update :)

Okay Dears-
Im feeling ALOT better-so no fretting :)
Dh came up with a plan-take 4 ibuprofin and cut up and swallow......and its done the trick WHOOT!!!!!!!
I had a restfull sleep last night and this morning Im feeling A .O .K! We might even try homeschooling and cycling this morning ;)LOLOLOLOL

THANK YOU DH!!!!!!!!! :) Dont know what Id do without you!!!!

Oh the PAIN.........

Holly Cow-
Can you spell PAIN????????I def can........sigh.......

Yes I had my dentist apt. Yes, I had my tooth pulled. Yes, it was misereable-just like I imagined. I actually experianced a pain I had yet to experiance-the numming needle up at the roof of my mouth-can you say OWWWWWW! But no-I had no idea Id be in so much pain AFTER too!!!!!!!UGH!!!!!!
The darn hydrocodine or however you spell it just isnt doing the trick-its not knocking me out-darn. Its not killing the pain-double darn.
I really dont feel like doing much of anything right now and Im in a way moody mood-WATCH OUT! LOLOLOL
Dh was sweet-he took the day off and has let me try and sleep-nope couldnt, but hes let me try all day at least....LOLOLOL, Hes taken care of the kiddoes and its been really nice. As I dont think Id be much of a comforter today.....
ugh-Im just in misery.......but hey lets look at the bright side-This will do wonders for my diet-eh? Ive had hmmmmmm-soup today-period......Har-har....*rolling eyes*ugh I am sooo not in a good mood.......blah...blah...blah.......
Well enough of my cheerfulness.......maybee ill talk more tomorrow. I thought maybee if I took my mind off of things -getting on the computer- Id forget abt my tooth....but again-nothing is working....andI dont feel like talking much tonight....so later tater.....sigh....
Counting down the minutes till I can take another pain pill.......ahhhhh........

Some Rx for Discouragement

This was wonderful-I always take heart when I hear of similar Moms going through similar things with their children....Enjoy :)

By Betty Statnick
HSLDA Special Needs Coordinator

It is relatively easy for any of us to fall prey to discouragement. I confess that it is for me, and so many of you call and tell me that discouragement tries to overtake you, too. You explain that you are wrestling with such issues as feelings of inadequacy, unattained goals, and experiences of failure.

In a sense, this newsletter is my own testimony. So, I am speaking from personal experience. I refer to specific Bible references because it is those promises and principles which have come alive to me and lifted me out of the pit of discouragement. Perhaps some of my readers are not Christians. My desire is that all of you who read this will find at least one nugget of help you can cling to from this newsletter. God does welcome and respond to any of us who call out to Him for wisdom.

Feelings of Inadequacy

James 1:5—“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God Who gives to all men liberally and without reproach, and it will be given him.”

Philippians 4:13—“I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me.” An unknown author has given this rendition of that verse: “I am strong for all things through Him Who infuses a dynamo in me.” I like having His motor in me, don’t you?

For our part in addressing those feelings of inadequacy, we ask Him to direct us in finding needed resources—health-wise, consultant-wise, or otherwise. Sometimes, you will find that you really are on the right track but that just a little different twist to what you have been doing makes “all the difference in the world.” He may lead you to one of HSLDA’s three special needs coordinators. Each of us has a master’s degree in education, plus other specialized training and experience, and we are here to share our knowledge and experience with you.

Unattained Goals

There are usually many important things vying daily for our attention, and there never seems to be enough time for us to accomplish all that we set out to do. However, teaching and working with just one child who has special needs may require larger chunks of time than it takes to teach two or more children who do not have special needs. (Did I mention that my husband has auditory processing disorder and hearing impairment, with the receptive and expressive language difficulties that accompany those things?) Like you, I “fall into bed at night” with many things not yet crossed off my “To-do list.”

In dispensing His wisdom, the Lord may show you some creative ways to combine lessons (I love to help callers with that kind of thing.). In order to free up some more of your time to work with your child who has special needs, He may show you ways you can utilize an older child to help teach a younger sibling. He may also confirm to you that you really are making excessive demands on yourself. He may whisper that you are overly concerned about the perceptions that others seem to have of you. On the other hand, you may sense that some changes in your teaching routine are necessary, because “same-old, same-old” just isn’t working. Therefore, you do want a little help for “kicking your skills up a notch.” (This becomes of special concern when you realize that we have already come to the midpoint of the school year.)

All three of us HSLDA special needs coordinators may have some insights for helping you implement your ideas. Another great source of encouragement, especially when you are thinking about your unattained goals, is the book Things We Wish We’d Known by Diana Waring and other veteran homeschool moms. These moms look back on their homeschooling experiences and tell what they would do differently if they could start over again. That book definitely contains things applicable to parents who teach their children with special needs. (In my judgment, this book could be filed under “Fret Not and Sleep Well.”)

Experiences of Failure

The Lord already knows that each of us has failed in some realm. While not all failure can be classified as sin, 1 John 1:9 does tell us that we are to take God’s side against ourselves in the matter of sin: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” The word “confess” in the original language of the New Testament (Greek) means to speak the same thing about our sin that God speaks about it. So, God doesn’t leave us “wiggle room” about our sin.

Sometimes you parents have told me that “until you wised up” you had granted your children with special needs (to their eventual harm) “wiggle room” about their sin. Because you love your children, you didn’t “write them off” forever for their “infractions.” In like manner, God does forgive and restore His children who heed 1 John 1:9. Our enemy would have us believe that we are forever doomed by the sin we have already confessed. We must remember that we are wrestling not just with human beings but also with principalities and powers and the rulers of the darkness of this age. Therefore, we must always wear the whole (entire) armor of God in this battle. See Ephesians 6: 10–18.

I am fond of a quote by an unknown author: “Failure is not final; it is merely the opportunity to start over again wiser than before.” I can attest to the fact that learning from my own failures has provided me platforms to share “en-couraging” words with others who have been “dis-couraged.” Look out for opportunities for God to use you in that way, also. He doesn’t waste a thing!

The experiences of many others have been recorded in books so that we can see how they overcame “dis-couragement.” These true stories tell how God supplied their every need in spite of their feelings of inadequacy, unmet goals and experiences of failures. God did that when they swapped their every inadequacy for His sufficiency. Here are the names of some of those many Christians whose biographies I have read to my own children and students. Look for the youth versions of these books at Christian bookstores and YWAM Publishers.

• Brother Andrew
• Gladys Aylward
• Amy Carmichael
• Ben Carson, M.D.
• George Washington Carver
• Jim Elliot
• David Livingston
• George Mueller
• Hudson Taylor

1 Samuel 30:6—“Now David was greatly distressed…but David encouraged himself in the Lord.”

Puddin-Our "New" Cat-LOLOLOL

For All Homeschool Graduates

Enjoy :) ............I did :)

1. You went to school in your PJs.
2. Your biology lab consisted of assisting in your sibling's birth.
3. Your stacks of books to check out was taller than the librarian.
4. Your PE came from chasing little toddlers around.
5. Your school bus was a 9 passenger van.
6. You considered school work after lunch to be cruel and unusual
punishment.
7. Your father ever told the check-out lady at Wal-Mart, "We're on a
field trip."
8. Your social life was viewed by some to be one rung lower than that
of a Benedictine monk.
9. Your teacher ever wrote your report card on a napkin.
10. You had to move dirty laundry off your desk before you could start
school.
11. The signatures on your diploma all end with the same last name.
12. Everyone else in the world was referred to as "Non-homies."
13. Your Mother's wardrobe consisted primarily of denim jumpers.
14. Your first real date was on your honeymoon.
15. The word 'homework' sounded like a foreign language.
16. Your yearbook was also your babybook.
17. A snow day meant that you had to shovel the driveway after you
finished your school work.
18. You enjoyed the pastime of watching public school kids walk home
from school.
19. You had to look at the clock to see if you could call your public
school friends yet.
20. You thought that "public-school-kid" was an insult of the highest
degree.
21. Health class consisted of eating breakfast.
22. You had to decide what year you wanted to graduate.
23. You were always late but just called it "homeschooler time."
24. You can remember nearly every single day you went to public school.
25. The teacher could kiss the principal, and no one thought it was
unusual.
26. You got to school and the teacher asked you if you've done all
your chores.
27. You are one of the best people in the world!
28. Your friends talked about waiting in line for seven hours to try
out the new roller coaster in town, so you went and waited five
minutes on a school day.
29. Your school lunches contained any food item easily identifiable to
a person without a microscope and extensive scientific knowledge.
30. You've ever listened to Beethoven and Michelle Branch on the same
day. Not counting music lessons.
31. Gym class was actually a fun activity like swimming.
32. You're on a first-name basis with the clerks at the local bookstore.
33. The closest thing to a bully in your school was your slightly
strange two-year-old sister.
34. Your friends complained about a hard day at school, and you had to
keep yourself from giving them "that homeschooling smile."
35. You heard the phrase "socialization" and laughed because you had
more friends and knew more people than your public school friends.
36. Your school dress code was: No Nudity Allowed
37. You didn't own a television
38. You were firmly convinced that high school causes brain damage
39. You slept in till 9 am on weekdays but got up at 7 am on Sundays
40. You have more siblings than sweaters
41. You knew what a 'Park Day' is
42. Your favorite author was Jane Austen, G.K. Chesterton, or P.G.
Wodehouse
43. You have ever suffered through Saxon Math
44. All birthdays were school holidays
45. You have ever finished your schoolwork before breakfast
46. You taunted high schooled friends during finals week
47. You spent more than 2 hours each day reading and
writing....voluntarily
48. You are 16 years of age or older and still have never been on a date
49. You knew what "Unit Studies" were
50. You had more than 2 science experiments going on in your room
51. You knew more than 1 Latin paradigm
52. You have ever spent the entire school day in pajamas
53. You regularly utilized words such as "malingering", "tedious", and
"indubitably"
54. You considered sled riding phys ed
55. Your IQ is greater than your weight
56. You checked out more than 10 books each time you visited the library
57. You have ever attempted to teach yourself physics
58. When asked about your GPA, you said, "Oh, probably 4.0."
59. You had no idea as to what rock bands were popular then...but you
could recite all of the stages of cellular mitosis (in order).
60. You believed that you were the most intelligent human in your age
bracket within a ten mile radius.
61. You actually wanted to receive books on your birthday
62. Cleaning your room counted as Phys-Ed.
63. Your field trip took you overseas.
64. Shop class included watching your brother fix his car.
65. Your track meet was riding into town to race bikes with a friend.
66. Your mom wished you'd stop reading and do something else for a change.
67. Your bedroom was your classroom and your bed or floor was the desk.
68. You stayed up till whenever, and not because you were doing homework.
69. You could get days ahead in almost any subject.
70. You recorded, planned and graded your own school work.
71. You forgot about the minor holidays until you saw your dad sitting
home in sweats or your public school friends asked you over the
weekend what you did on your day off.
72. You didn't know what spring break was.
73. Your mom counted watching a war movie as history and playing out
in the snow as PE.
74. You had more friends way older and younger than you than ones your
actual age.
75. You read for fun

76. You know what the acronym "ATI" means; if you know there used to
be an "A" on the end of it, you are really hardcore

All Tooooooooooo Familiar....sigh....

Elementary School Teacher Disciplines by Putting Students In "Box"
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Huntsville, AL- (WAAY) The parents of an autistic child say their daughter was forced to sit inside a box as a form of punishment.
Those parents contacted WAAY 31, saying they were outraged at how the teacher at Flat Rock Elementary School dealt with their special needs child.
They claim their child was forced into this wooden container that looks like a wardrobe box.
"She has put my child in an unsafe state," mother Penny Shrader said. "I won't allow it to happen to any other child or mine."
Shrader said her daughter's teacher put the 7-year-old in a box after she made a mess from eating ice cream.
Another parent told Shrader they'd seen the teacher put the girl in the box.
Since her daughter was subjected to the punishment, Shrader said the girl's asthma symptoms have worsened.
"This is what I'm trying to press to the school. It's not bad to discipline a normal kid in time out, it might be acceptable," Shrader said.
Jackson County School Superintendent Ken Harding said he confronted the teacher about the incident, and the teacher denied it. He said the teacher did admit to putting four other students in the box, but not Shrader's daughter.
He said the school board is looking into he incident, but feels the problem has been resolved since the box was taken out of the classroom.
Shrader says she's still not satisfied.
"To simply say you've taken and removed the box and talked to the teacher does not satisfy my child is safe when I'm an hour away trying to make money to raise her," she said. "It's just not acceptable."
Several federal, state and county agencies are investigating. The case is drawing national media attention.
Here is what some are saying about this story:
"Channel 31 News,I do not know the teacher, but as a special education teacher myself, I find it hard to believe that anyone who is dealing with the severity of some of these children on a day to day basis would be doing something harmful to them, or something that their parents would not know about.
In the picture you showed on the news this morning, it LOOKED like the "box" may actually have been a partition set in a way that the student's desk may have been enclosed against the wall or whiteboard with no top.
This would be similar to a voting booth or in school suspension desks where the student remains in the room with the teacher and class, but is isolated for a time for concentration purposes or behavior purposes. (Some children NEED a place with no distractions to calm down when they are upset.)
Although I have never had to use anything like this in my own teaching, (Georgia has special rooms with in school suspension supervisors where the children could be in a room with no other distractions besides that supervisor,) with the student's goals, behaviors, consequences, etc. laid out LEGALLY in an IEP (individualized education program,) which must be signed by the teacher, principal, and parent at least once a year, if behavior problems to that extent existed, they would be listed with a behavior modification plan attached.
Have you seen any of the IEPs from the students that were said to have been "put in a box" in that room? It would be my advice, for the journalists, as well as the parents involved, to look at their IEPs and see what behavior modifications they had agreed to have implemented. Special education teachers spend MUCH more time on paperwork and individualizing lessons for their children than regular education teachers are required to spend.
In addition to the time, they usually have much more out of pocket costs, but receive the same pay as regular education teachers. It is my opinion that this should have been researched more carefully and all of the facts been gathered before we threw this teacher under the bus.
-Angie-"**************************************************************************
"I live in the Flat Rock area with my two children. I am shocked that a person, a teacher, a SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER could be so vile as to place a child in a box as a form of punishment. This is children we are talking about, not animals.
However after watching your ten o'clock report, I am more appalled that our superintendent would say "the problem has been resolved by removing the box from the classroom". The problem will begin to resolve when this teacher and principle are both removed not only from this school, but from the education system entirely."
Chris"
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"After watching your news report regarding a child placed in a box for punishment, I am concerned being a parent of a child that should be attending that particular school in the fall of 2009; Not gonna happen now! May be perhaps the teacher and the principal should go back and take more child psychology courses or research more ways to punish a child with special needs. A box?
I have heard of embarrassing a child to reprimand such behavior however treating the child as if it were a dog being house broken is uncalled for and could also be a huge safety factor including further liability for the school, are the administration of the school not concerned of fire safety or even storm safety?
What were they thinking? Maybe perhaps the principal should open their eyes, see what the teachers are doing in the classrooms. Further more as a parent visiting the classroom I would question why a box that size would be in the classroom any way.
Any one watching ABC's Super Nanny a time out is meant for the child to rethink the poor behavior, so what we want the child to suffocate because they were insubordinate to the teacher? Or is that box away for the teacher to get that child out of the way?
A teacher should have compassion, a strong desire for students to succeed, and be an open communicator with the parents; Maybe this teacher should rethink their career choice if putting a child in a box to reprimand poor behavior in the classroom is the only choice of reprimand a teacher of children of that age group or even the special need children could conjure.
Mrs. Shrader deserves to have answers for the treatment of her child, all of the parents whose children were placed in that ridiculous box should receive the same respect. An apology, a written plan of reprimand, actions taken other than the big box removed, what did the teacher do get a smaller box? It is too late now for the teacher to receive a slap on the wrist. Parents want to know how their children are reprimanded. There is no way this was printed in the handbook from the start of the school year.
I think this could be one of the most embarrassing moments for educators every where.
Seriously, a job truly well done!
I have known the superintendent for years, he is highly qualified; I am sure he was not aware of the reprimand obviously taking place in that particular classroom. I am rest assured he will take further action to resolve this issue and will be more proactive in reprimands taking place in Jackson County Schools.
Concerned and annoyed Parent from Flat Rock, Alabama"
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"I do not agree with any kind of abuse of a child while in the classroom. But if there were reason to discipline a student for any reason while they are within the walls of the school system, then action should be taken by the teachers.
If the parents of a child are not going to teach their children proper manners and respect of authority within or for that matter, outside of the home then they should not be offended when someone whom the child has been in trusted with takes action to correct bad behavior.
Parents should not automatically go up in arms when the professionals within our school system act to maintain control of kids who do not know how to behave while in public setting such as school.
It is a shame that parents are not instilling discipline to their children while at home and then are offended when someone such as a teacher has to take action to correct a child's misbehavior while in school.
Teachers are the administrators and children are the students. Kids are in school to learn. They should already know how to act before they step on the bus.
Keith, Decatur, Al."
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"I have an autistic nephew and I am also a mother of an 11 year old little boy. I would be outraged if either my nephew or son were put in a "punishment box". Sounds like to me that teacher and principal need to spend some time in a dark box for a while to see how it feels!!!
My sister and brother-in-law work every day of their lives to get my nephew to the point he is right now!! A few minutes in a box like that would do so much damage and set him back terribly!! The teacher and principal should loose their jobs!!!!
If any parent put their kid in a box, they would be brought up on charges and DHR knocking on their door!!!! This makes me sick!!!!
Jennie, Ardmore, AL"
**************************************************************************"As the mother of a child that attends Flat Rock School I find this very disturbing. I am very disappointed in the Teacher and the Principle for allowing disciplinary actions such as putting a child in a box to take place in our school.
Actions such as this are an embarrassment to the community and to the school its self, none the less the damage done mentally to the child. Immediate actions need to take place to insure that an incident as this does not happin again.
School should be a safe learning enviroment that gives our children the best education possible and not a tourcher chamber that children are scared to attend.
Thanks, A Concerned Mother"
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"I'm a concerned parent from the Flat Rock area. And I think this teacher should have been moved from first grade 3 years ago.
Because she does not have the nerves or the patient for 6 year olds. I had to go to her countless times for papers not graded right and other things that i will not mention.
From a caring parent. Tonya"
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"We had to pull our daughter out of her class September 2007 also, she was being punished and had to eat her silent break in the "special spot" beside Mrs. Black, which turned out to be under the table on the floor.
Several parents were labeled as trouble makers by the school superintendent, and their voices were not even heard. Parents were no longer allowed to walk their children to class until after the "trouble makers" had recided and then it continued as before.
Calls were made to other local schools by the Principal discouraging them from excepting children from Flat Rock Elementary. Also, a PTO meeting was scheduled by the President, Jamie Timmons. and was canceled by the Principal because he didn't want a witch hunt.
The Principal has lied and covered up several incicents in the past concerning Mrs. Black, so instead of looking for a simple soultion, he has been found to be a big part of the problem. The parents of the children at Flat Rock Elementary would like to see him removed before he allows any more of these cover ups to arise.
Thank you. Rebecca"*************************************************************************

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Terry in Georgia
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I live in the state of Georgia and we have no laws here governing restraint and/or seclusion in schools. A boy committed suicide in a seclusion room in a small town here in Georgia. For more information about restraint/seclusion read the national report done by National Disabilities Rights network at www.ndrn.org Their publication "School is Not supposed to Hurt" is an eye opener. CNN also did a national story on restraint and seclusion. just google, you'll find it.
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cyndi
Thursday, February 05, 2009
I have two autistic children and am outraged as everyone is. I don't care who the child is or what they have done. They do not deserve this kind of treatment.Everyone who was involved and knew this was going on should be held responsible. We trust these people to do whats best for our children when we are not with them. .Especially kids who can not tell you what goes on at school.Children with Autism have so much of a challenge already just to get through a day at school is a challenge most of the time.
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Anonymous
Thursday, February 05, 2009
wrong punishment for a child.........Principal can't fire her though people...only the Supt. can recommend that and approve it.
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Terry in Georgia
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I live in the state of Georgia and we have no laws here governing restraint and/or seclusion in schools. A boy committed suicide in a seclusion room in a small town here in Georgia. For more information about restraint/seclusion read the national report done by National Disabilities Rights network at www.ndrn.org Their publication "School is Not supposed to Hurt" is an eye opener. CNN also did a national story on restraint and seclusion. just google, you'll find it.
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I have two autistic children and am outraged as everyone is. I don't care who the child is or what they have done. They do not deserve this kind of treatment.Everyone who was involved and knew this was going on should be held responsible. We trust these people to do whats best for our children when we are not with them. .Especially kids who can not tell you what goes on at school.Children with Autism have so much of a challenge already just to get through a day at school is a challenge most of the time.
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Anonymous
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wrong punishment for a child.........Principal can't fire her though people...only the Supt. can recommend that and approve it.
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Anonymous
Thursday, February 05, 2009
The pressure should be mounting by the day from the parents, community, DHR, and state officials to get to the bottom of this. I agree that the teacher and the principal should not be allowed to work with our precious youth. Please, concerned adults, take this and any other opportunity you may have to sound off in support of the children. The School Board and Superintendent may hear us, they should. Remove these two adults from the education scene. Hire people who want to help children, not put them in danger.
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Anonymous
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Jackson County Board of Ed. meeting next Thursday, February 12, 2009.
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Medicaid Issues ...Again....

Well that darn Medicaid. .....

I went to get Stingers Adderall yesterday and the pharmacy said we werent covered anymore.....So I call Medicaid and it seams they haven't recieved some paper work I turned in abt 2 weeks ago when my review was due....ugh.....I can NOT believe it. I was sooo upset-no notification or anything-juts bam-no pills.
So I sent the paperwork via email and the lady still hasnt responded back to me like she said she would. Meanwhile Stinger had a rough day during school today. I had a rough day all day dealing with him bouncing ard and yelling,I finally got a break when he got his computer time, then it was back to bugging his brother and sister and hands all over everything and getting so upset and frustrated at every detail that didnt go right in his eyes. He kept saying "Mom-Im so bored -I dont know what to do-I need my pills" over and over and over again today. He was sooo loud today and I cant describe it-as if every emotion felt was 10 times more so than needed-whether he was excited, happy, or mad. But he even could tell the difference. If there was any doubt in my mind that those pills are helping-today was proof that they are.
Tomorrow is group and he was very worried abt not being able to handle things without his pills he told me tonight-so we might all just go to story hour at the Library. He has been wanting to go to the library for awhile now as its got more Military and Volcanoe books than the book mobile. :)
I just hope we have some pills before Friday as thats his Valentines Day co-op party. There 56 kids coming...sheesh...so I was already quiet concerned abt how things would go...now I dont know what to think......*cross your fingers on that one for us* I know I will be!

Darn Medicaid.......sigh.......

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Well this is Bear :)

He is SUCH a goofy guy-he sure does remind me of Ding......hes really goofy when he clobbers ard he is like a bull in a china shop;)His back side has a mind of its own-it goes one way and his upper portion doesnt seam to follow-LOLOLOL. But he has taken to everyone soooo well. He barks when the kids, dh and I walk by him in the kitchen without greeting him.

He's really fun to love on as he's so big-its like hugging a huge teddy bear and he just LOVES affection. He's taken alot more work than I had planned. Initially we thought he was a year old which meant he was potty trained and had the basic care down-well he doesnt. We have had to coax him down the stairs just to go use the potty. He would whine and cry and ist juts basic things like this that he has never learned are okay that we have had to teach him. Tonight he actually came all the way down to the basement-which was AWESOME-but he didnt come past the stairs-LOLOLOL despite teh jkids and I coaxing him to come. We havent been pushing as we want him to get used to things and not force him-unless Im taking him potty-but he comes down the stairs to the door now and loves to go outside. So hes doing alot better and getting the hang of things ard here.

He hadnt gotten his dew claws taken off as a puppy-so last week we took him to the vet to get this done as they were just flopping ard and we were worried taht they might snag on the carpet. It was so amazing at the vet. Everyone wanted to pet him and no one was scared of him-which is usually the negative response Rottie's get. There was even a female Rottie there in one of the rooms and the owner took her out and Bear was happy to meet her and they both sniffed each other and licked each other. It was so cute. No one was intimidated by Bear which was a nice change. The vet even called him dopey-LOLOLOL. So it was a good experiance as I was wondering how it woudl go and was pleasantly surprised by it all.

Hes been in alot of pain sicne getting his dew claws off. They bandaged them and he wont even let us touch them without crying out in pain. So I just decided to leave them as I didnt want to hurt him. They were supposed to come off Monday. So I called the vet and told him abt him limping and crying and they want to look at him tomoorw to see if there is something wrong. But tonight when I wastaking him out the wrap came off and he hasnt been limping and hes all happy and back to being Bear again. So I guess it wa steh bandage that was hurting him. Hes playing with Puddin now and hes all goofy again-so I guess we can cancel the apt for tomorrow-which is good-I hated to see him in so much pain.

So he's just adjusting to our new home. The kids just love him and he licks them all over-LOLOLOL. Dh loves him too as I think he thinks of Bell(our first Rottie) when he sees him. And me-well.......it goes without saying that hes got a special place in my heart now as all my sweeties do :)

Green Acres.....here we come;)LOLOLOL

Okay-Im just on cloud 9 ard here. LOLOLOL As anyone who knows me knows that I want a farm....some ducks, some chickens, some cows, some horses....a goat...LOLOLOL. WEll I think I am on to something now-LOLOLOLOL
This morning I went out to check on "Buck"our new arrival. I went to the garage and got a arm full of alfalfa and got him some water-they like it warm-I guess it heats their body temp up. The poor little fella was shivering......We made a pen under our patio and put a tarp over and ard it to keep out teh wind-but he just looked so darn cold thsi morning. So Falmingo and I went inside to see what we coudl coem up with for a shelter. We found a toy bucket with a lid and cut out a door in it. Now hes nice a comfy in there and much warmer. Flamingo put some sawdust in there and a baby blanket-LOLOLOL. So I feel better. We still have to make him a bench thing for him to play on or some type of wooden shelter as hes going to grow out of that bucket, but it will do for now anyway.
He's such a hoot. He sticks out his blue tongue and bleets "BAAAABAAAAAAAA" He hates it when you leave him. He bleets like crazy-then he'll play and hop onto things-hes such a cutie. I cant wait till the summer when we can be out there more with him.
Hes a pygmy goat-abt 2 months old.
We had a choice between a doe or a buck and the doe was a year old and he was only 2 months-so of course I wanted the buck-LOLOLOL But hes got to be castrated. I guess the boys will pee and squirt on themselves unless you do this and the smell is aweful, so you have to do that unless you are going to breeed them. So as soon as it starts to get warmer we will do this. The farmer showed us how....LOLOLOL Fun-eh? I looked at dh and said" Are YOU up to doing that ?!"LOLOLOLOLOL He looked at me like I was crazy. LOLOLOL Hmmmm.......*rolls eyes*LOLOLOL
I guess you just make a little snip and some little squeezes and pushes with your fingers and its done. No need for a clean up, or stitches, it will just heal itself.....so Ill see if Im up for this....or maybeee...yeah...most likely...Ill have the FFA teacher down the road do this-LOLOLOLOL.
We shall see......... ;P
Also we have to figure out if we want to get rid of the horns-I dont think we will as its REALLY painful for them-we might just tape them etc. Plus they need some type of protection while they are tied up to the fence line if something comes up -kwim?
From what I have been reading they can be really good pets-you just have to get out there alot with them-they can even learn to come when they are called by their name.
So we shall see how Buck does...LOLOLOLOL
But of course Im in love already........he doesnt need to prove anything to me;)LOLOLOLOL