John,

With the problems you describe with the Idaho schools, I understand your
conundrum.. As Mary's dad, you have to do what you think will be in her best
interests, and I hope that you can get the assistance you (and Mary) need,
regardless of what you end up choosing for Mary..

Kendall

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:17 AM, JOHN RUNER <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have homeschooled before successfully then let my
> kids return to public school at their choosing, and it is o.k. for my two
> sons.    Now however I have people in charge who think and I
> quote "Doctors should not tell us how to teach, I would never tell
> them how to be a Doctor!"   "We will look at the Idaho Elks
> recommendations but we might not change anything or get any adaptive
> technology!"   This is after I explained we could all be doing
> serious academic, emotional and social harm to Mary by not listening to the
> warnings
> of her various Doctors and therapists!  These recommendations are based on
> both her physical health and the test results in regards to where her brain
> is damaged
> and how her brain functions.  I was told Mary's brain struggles to hand
> write and to read, but that she could do wonderful with voice recognition,
> software,
> auditory and visual learning.  The tests show she is 6 to 20 times slower
> hand writing and reading answering written questions or coping shapes in
> time
> trials then her age group.   If it is detrimental to let her learn
> the 3r's in the typical fashion why is the public school so hostile when
> there
> are grants and laws that apply to her situation?  I would rather homeschool
> to let her be the best happiest person she can than to let the "system”
> pound a round peg into their square hole!
>
>
>
>
>  If Mary’s brain may
> have to give up speech to keep handwriting I think the school would be a
> little
> more concerned!   This little girl
> struggles to communicate emotions and fit in with her peers all while
> trying
> not to fall and with a constantly racing heart.
> It was explained to me by, yes medical professionals, not teachers that
> her brain is working over time just to get through each day so what is
> wrong
> with helping it!  This little girl still
> has to see yet more specialists, will the school say that they shouldn’t
> tell
> them what to do as well?
>
>
>
> John Runer (Dad to Mary 9 RH, Tachycardia, Cognitive delay’s)
>
> Challis, Idaho
>
>
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Kendall

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.

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