Go get 'em Kimberlee,

        A funny story of mine. A "special school" opened in my town when I
was in the fifth grade. The lady who was principal of the special school
was my older brother's 4th grade teacher and she and my Mom did not get
along. When I wanted to go to "her" school, she made us jump thru all kinds
of hoops. When we went to my neurologist to get certified, I heard Dr.
Helfer tell mom the lady was "crazy as a loon" referring to the principal.
I never respected her from that day foraward and was the worst discpline
case she ever had. Years later when I had my Ph.D. and trained special ed.
teachers, I returned to the school and the school secretary was still
there. She said I had logged more time on the
discpiline couch than any one in the school's history. I wound up hating
special ed and mainstreamed myself into regular high school. I was never
challenged educationally until I got to college. Learning algebra in
college from a retired colonel from West Point is not the easiest way, but
I can still solve a quadratic equation(which helps immensely in payying
builds LOL)

Bobby


>The hardest part about being a mother is knowing when to push for what we
>want for our kids without being overbearing.  I am just entering the realm of
>the school system, and believe me, they got off lightly this time.  I decided
>that preschool (through the public school system) was not the time to start
>fighting the big battles.  I will sit and watch and prepare and be ready down
>the road.
>
>In this supposedly "enlightened" age, it is still a war to get our kids
>included so they can get an education.
>
>Kimberlee