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Feb 21, 2008 21:15:27 GMT -5
Post by mommygwen on Feb 21, 2008 21:15:27 GMT -5
I don't think Greg has ever been teased.
The other children watch out for him like a younger brother. .Sometimes they help him too much.
He did once get into a fight with his best friend at school. Neither boy communicates well and the grownups brushed it off as "just boys"
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Feb 21, 2008 21:32:06 GMT -5
Post by Chris on Feb 21, 2008 21:32:06 GMT -5
Sarah is in a self-contained special ed school but I have taken her to school with me when she has a day off and I have to teach. The kids at my school treat her like a celebrity. I have a nephew who has a brain injury and was always included in a typical classroom. When he was in HS the kids used to take advantage of him. One time, they paid him to wear lipstick. He didn't even know the kids were being mean. As a teacher, I will not tolerate put downs, teasing or any type of bullying. It makes my blood boil. Chris
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Feb 21, 2008 22:15:49 GMT -5
Post by lespring on Feb 21, 2008 22:15:49 GMT -5
It can come in many different forms, and isn't always apparent to the child who is the target. When a group of kids takes your child under the slide on the school playground, to secretly have them repeat after them...such as..."Angela, can you say b**ch?" or all the other lovely words, this is harassment.
When you witness a child on the other side of the classroom imitating the unusual movements your child makes in a mocking kind of way, this is harassment, even when the child who is the target didn't see it.
I've had one of these problems with my own child, and have seen it MANY times while working in the special education system. No matter which kid it is, it breaks my heart, and I have zero tollerance for it, either as a special educator OR a parent.
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Feb 22, 2008 2:12:07 GMT -5
Post by victoriasdad on Feb 22, 2008 2:12:07 GMT -5
i dint assume kids would be mean to victoria because she has ds , on the contrary i assumed kids would be nice to her because she has ds.. i was disabused of my fantasy by another parent that related the horrible time her daughter had in school, also anyone that truly believes that retard means stupid is ............ well ...... retarded in the truest sense of the word.. which is held back,, to retard ....
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Feb 22, 2008 16:17:22 GMT -5
Post by dpurvis on Feb 22, 2008 16:17:22 GMT -5
That is one awesome young man in that video!! WOW!! His sister is very lucky to have him!! Ashleigh has never been teased, really. We've been pretty lucky, I guess. Although I have noticed on lots of occassions when we've been out that kids that don't know her stare and laugh as she does her own thing. She has never noticed - sometimes it really upsets me and other times I just walk the other way. But the kids who know her in school are very good to her.
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Feb 22, 2008 21:54:56 GMT -5
Post by donnita on Feb 22, 2008 21:54:56 GMT -5
Cassie is in regular kindergarten and the children in her class are nice to her, some are more "helpful" that others, but she hasn't been picked on. Marissa, however, is in third grade and some of her classmates use the r word repeatedly just to make her mad. Her teacher tells them to stop but never does anything about it.
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Feb 23, 2008 12:51:47 GMT -5
Post by steffaroni on Feb 23, 2008 12:51:47 GMT -5
lesspring I agree with you wholeheartedly and this is the type of stuff that has happened to my girl and has never and will ever be tolerated in any sense of the word. Oh hey had to tell you all about this. our school received a grant for all 3rd to 5th graders for an amazing afterschool program called STAR. Me? I filled out the registration card and handed it in. Well the director came to me afterwards and said Great ... can't wait to have her..... asked me a few questions and that was that she starts next week. this program is very pricey normally and i would never be able to afford it and loved the fact they said right away gr8 start next week.cool huh? Heres a link to the star program. (((HUGS))) Steff www.starinc.org/
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Feb 23, 2008 18:46:52 GMT -5
Post by kristin on Feb 23, 2008 18:46:52 GMT -5
Cole is in kindergarten this year, too, and I have had a mostly positive experience with his treatment at school. Cole's teacher reports that "everybody loves Cole", but what I see is a lot of babying. It is mostly the girls in his class, and he doesn't really seem to mind; his little sister has gotten him very used to being babied, which he tolerates on most days. I guess, for now, babying is better than being picked on, but I would like to see it taper off as he grows older.
Our elementary school has spirit days about once a month, and last month it was "Twin Day". One of the moms called the evening before to ask if Cole had a "twin" for the day. He did not, so we coordinated some outfits and the two boys (a typical boy, whose mom happens to teach special ed at our school) went in matching Gap sweatshirts and jeans. I also popped the lenses out of a pair of Cole's old glasses so the other boy could wear them. It was cute, and I was touched by the gesture. I think Cole really "got it", and enjoyed being included.
Like Chris, I am a teacher, (also at the school Cole attends), and I absolutely do not tolerate any making fun of ANY kids for any reason, nor the use of the "r" word, but catching kids being mean is the hard part. I usually hear about it from another source, rather than witness it, but I still deal with it regardless. Kids can be really mean, and I agree that it goes back to parenting, as well as educating kids in the teachable moment.
Overall, I think our experience has been positive. We'll wait and see...
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Feb 24, 2008 0:31:29 GMT -5
Post by Kristin on Feb 24, 2008 0:31:29 GMT -5
Clarice is 9 and we had a short round of teasing. Some girls in her daycare would pester her until she yelled at them. Then she was getting in trouble for yelling. The daycare attendant was unaware of why Clarice was yelling. As soon as she found out, she nipped it in the bud and told the other girls to leave Clarice alone. No problems since. Clarice's little sister, age 5, is in the daycare and was ready to speak up for Clarice and explain the situation to the daycare if needed. That's about the only incidence I can think of. Clarice is accepted by her younger peers, plays on intermural teams, and adopted a couple of girls on the playground who let her practice their cheers with them at recess. Clarice seems to sense which kids will accept her, and she steers away from the others just like any kid would.
On to the R word. I teach high school and I let me students know that calling each other a retard isn't acceptable, or funny. We talk about the meaning of the word, and why it would be offensive to others. They don't seem to challenge me on it. When I've seen any of our special education students being teased on campus, I report it to the dean of students as hazing. There is ed code that protects students from hazing.
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Feb 24, 2008 0:59:33 GMT -5
Post by Googsmom aka Jennifer on Feb 24, 2008 0:59:33 GMT -5
I can't stand that word. Just the other day I went to McD's to get hubby a burger and Brooker some fries and the girl at the drive through said "we're out of coke, it's being "r-word" I said "WHAT did you just say?" She repeated herself and I got P'SD!!! I drove around to the front and went in there steeming mad! I wanted the manager NOW!! (I'm sorta not so nice sometimes ) I told him what she had said and all I hear is "go to my office". I hope she got her a** chewed!!!!!
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Feb 24, 2008 12:57:46 GMT -5
Post by steffaroni on Feb 24, 2008 12:57:46 GMT -5
(I'm sorta not so nice sometimes ) lolol I'm not so nice sometimes either. loved that line lol steff
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