DM done. Ppplllbbbttt! I'm kaput. And I must confess, I could not last through all the plank pushups at the end. I was spanked! Great w/out, though!
Elaine :: That's interesting about your son's positive experiences with LA teachers. I do know a few sticklers in my subject area, too, who are not as open to inclusion and co-teaching or to differentiating instruction, in general. They are the old school thinkers. And some of them are young! I think I rambled in my post and didn't get across what I was trying to convey, which is that any child who is classified and has an IEP should not be in a regular ed classroom without an in-class support teacher present as needed (depending upon the classification). I was a little unclear on the OP's son's situation and why he was in a reg. ed setting if he was classified in pre-school. One other thing I would add to that post is that regular education teachers at the secondary level (and I would expect it to be the same for elementary) are generally experts in the subject area, not in special education, which is why a good partnership between professionals is so important. Often, though, it is difficult to achieve because the co-teachers may not share the same philosophies, and also, teacher assignments get moved around from year-to-year, so nearly every year, you have to adapt to a new co-teacher with a different teaching style, expectations, etc. It really can be a frustrating system for all involved.
Amy :: rest up and enjoy your early AM run! You're a hard-workin' woman this week!!
All right, nighty-night, cheetahs! See you in the AM.
Edited twice to fix typos...am having some issues with this lately!!
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