Are you ready to navigate the complex world of special education and become the best advocate for your child?
This episode (part 2 of 2) dives into the challenges and triumphs of special education, offering insights that directly address the struggles many parents face today. If you’re seeking ways to better support your child’s educational journey and ensure their rights are upheld, this is a must-listen.
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Are you ready to navigate the complex world of special education and become the best advocate for your child?
This episode dives into the challenges and triumphs of special education, offering insights that directly address the struggles many parents face today. If you’re seeking ways to better support your child’s educational journey and ensure their rights are upheld, this is a must-listen.
Read MoreFor us fall is about new beginnings. New school year. New teachers. And new pursuits ahead for our foundation. Let me tell you all about it.
Read MoreTess couldn't be more different from her classmates in her learning style and what she's working on. But socially, she's a lot like them.
Read MoreTess with her classmates, as much as possible. That's what we want to see.
Read MoreTess's education has been super solid for a long time. But this week we realized something that made us want to look a bit deeper into what she does all day at school.
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Tess stood up in front of her class and got an award last week. It was amazing to see, but my favorite part was what happened just after that.
Read MoreWhen T has a meltdown at school, she can’t learn. Takes hours sometimes to get her mojo back. And there’s one person there who we look to, to sort it out.
Read MoreI'm learning about education. Man, it's complicated. But Tess deserves this.
Read MoreBad stuff is happening at a blindingly fast rate. And I have to stand up for Tess. Because if I don't, no one else will.
Read MoreWe've done something--brought an event on ourselves--that causes severe TBE. I can't figure out why the TBE, until a visit from a friend makes everything clear.
Read MoreAn email blast from the past, a name I've not heard in a long time. And a message that demonstrates that although this job is hard, if you work with Tess, it's all worth it.
Read MoreA single day in first grade. An assignment comes home in Tess's bag. It is hard for us to read it. Let me tell you what it says.
Read MoreThis week: more fun with IEPs. And by fun, I mean frustration.
Read MoreThis week: we head to the elementary school. We risk bullies and getting stared at. And we meet a new educator. Will she get it about our Tess?
Read MoreThis week: we fight a new battle on the IEP front. Niceness hasn't gotten it done, so we throw our toys. And one voice comes through, loud and clear, at precisely the right moment.
Read MoreThis week: is Tess loved and accepted by her classmates? Bullied? Stared at and avoided? Let's find out.
Read MoreThis week, what happens next -- I'll give you the lowdown on our showdown with the school district about Tess's evaluation.
Read MoreThis week, I'm not playing games. The latest round in advocating for Tess. Fighting to get an eval that could change her entire life as we know it.
Read MoreThis week, Tess goes to kindergarten. I'll give you the lowdown on the final few days of August, and how things went on her first day.
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