Becoming a Special Needs Advocate: Should the public school pay for a private tutor? Part 2

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Should the public school pay for a private tutor? Part 2 - National special education

Should the public school pay for a private tutor? Part 2 - National special education

This was an excellent post, with more to come. I highly recommend it to anyone who is starting out in advocating for your child. Or for anyone facing adversity in getting your child's needs met through the school district. If you don't end up facing unethical school personnel, great! If you do, you will know what is happening, and you will have some ways to deal with the situations that keep your child from getting the education they deserve.

We've have recently changed our methods, and this post explains our current methods and why we ended up here very clearly.

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ADVOCATE ad·vo·cate

–verb (used with object)

to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.

–noun

a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually fol. by of ): an advocate of peace.

a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.

a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.

MISSION STATEMENT

It is my hope that this blog will serve as a help to other parents along side me in this world of "SPED" (Special Eduction). I hope that the stories I share about the insight I have gained and the pitfalls I have encountered will help others on this journey. I don't know it all, hardly, I'm still learning the ropes, but every time I go to another meeting or finish another phone call I hope to have gleaned something that will help me or others in the next step.

There are so many little secrets that if we share them, will no longer be secrets, and will enable us to advocate for our children more effectively. Every child deserves to be educated and this can only happen if we are diligent and do what we can to make that happen. There are some really good districts that do the best they can for the kids, but there are far too many districts out here that believe it is their job to save money --- at the expense of teaching young people what they can and need to learn to lead productive, and meaningful lives.