I hear ya.  Here's the other way Florida wants to balance the budget.  They
are closing down centers like where your wife works and putting more money
into the punishment (prison and juvie halls).  Tell me where's the logic in
that?

Beth, who is hoping your wife's program doesn't get shut down so that kids
can keep getting chances while they are young.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Barber, Kenneth L.
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 8:41 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Democracy v. Republic
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>
> my wife is worried that they will close the center where she works. those
> kids would have no place to go.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elizabeth H. Thiers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 6:06 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Democracy v. Republic
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>
> What special ed?  With the push to drop everyone into mainstream classes
> many good special educators are out of work.  I work with a lot
> of kids with
> learning disabilities that are pulled out of their mainstream classes for
> reading, math, Occupational therapy, speech/language classes.
> They have no
> time to catch up with their class mates on other subjects.  I'm
> lucky though
> some of my schools are title 21 so they have still have special
> classes for
> kids and let me tell you, some of those teachers are great, it's amazing
> what they do with some really tough kids.
> And tell me how smart is it if you are having trouble retaining
> people that
> you use standardized testing (that is poorly run in this state, yep FL and
> TX both have trouble counting) for retention and salaries?  Guess what the
> teachers end up having to teach?
> Alright, enough with my soap box.
>
> Beth the OT
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Karen K. Perlow
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 2:31 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Democracy v. Republic
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 11/28/2000 2:05:40 PM Central Standard Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > << That is why I am furious about the legislation to
> >  certify people to teach after they worked in business or some other
> >  field after just taking a few education courses. >>
> >
> > Makes me wonder what that type of legislation would do to "special ed "
> > teaching certification requirements.....I shudder to think.
> >
> > Karen :)
> >
>