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KK - I am a first year EC Resource teacher
Asia - I'm an EC gen candidate
Asia - are you reading for candidates?
Asia - Hello, Miss Jenn
KK - no - this is my first time in this room
Miss Jenn - Hi.
Asia - KK have you gone through the process recently?
Miss Jenn - What ages do ya'll work with
Asia - kinder, and u?
KK - hi all - small crowd so far
Miss Jenn - I have two year olds
KK - 3-5 with special needs
Asia - y r your names underlined?
Miss Jenn - Hello Km
KK - asia what do you mean gen candidates process
Km - hi all
Miss Jenn - KK, that must be really challenging
KK - it can be-this is my 1st year so i'm a little overwhelmed
Asia - nat'l boards, KK
KK - oh - i haven't gotten to that point yet
Asia - i thought tonight's meeting was for kinder and nat'l boards
Miss Jenn - KK, it will get easier the more you do it. I've have been working with pre-school for 3 years now and i love it
Asia - how long have you been teaching KK?
Miss Jenn - Km, what ages do you work with
KK - I LOVE this age; this is my 1st year teaching, but i don't feel very prepared to work as a resource teacher
KK - it's a different dynamic going into people's classrooms rather than setting up your own
Asia - KK i thought you meant it was your first year working with special needs kids- i didn't realize you were talking about your first year
Miss Jenn - Hello nancy7348
Asia - that must be quite a challenge- being your first year
nancy7348 - hi all
Asia - how many kids do you work with, KK?
Miss Jenn - nancy, what age do you have
Asia - hello, nancy7348
KK - i'm part of a great team which helps but i haven't figured out how to handle adaptations and work with particular syndromes, conditions, etc
KK - i'm part of a great team which helps but i haven't figured out how to handle adaptations and work with particular syndromes, conditions, etc
KK - i'm part of a great team which helps but i haven't figured out how to handle adaptations and work with particular syndromes, conditions, etc
Asia - KK you type really fast! lol
Pat - hi all
Miss Jenn - hi Pat
KK - I currently have 9 kids with 5 more coming in between now and end of march
Pat - has anyone ever done a readathon in their buildings?
Miss Jenn - Pat, what age do you work with
zhunya - Hello teachers
Miss Jenn - hi
Pat - I teach first grade
KK - Does anybody else work with 3-5s with autism or downs
sarah - I teach kindergarten.
Miss Jenn - Pat that is what I hope to do when I graduate
Miss Jenn - Sarah, that is a really cool age.
Pat - How much longer until you graduate Jenn?
cw - hi everyone. i teach first grade and am interested if anyone uses saxon phonics
nancy7348 - I have mostly 4's in a head start program
zhunya - I am hoping to get a teaching position in preK or K or elementary school
zhunya - and i'm not certified
sarah - Nope. No use of saxon phonics at my school. Sorry.
Asia - sarah, how long have you been in kinder?
zhunya - any idea what are my chance of getting a job
Miss Jenn - about 6 years. I work at a daycare full time. I teach the two year olds, so I have to go to school at night. But my community college has a partner program with Appalachian State
KK - we use zaner bloser in our schools
Asia - sarah, what's saxon phonics?
sarah - I have taught Kindergarten for four years.
KK - zhunya will you have spec ed approval
Pat - We use schott foresman phonics
Asia - and KK, what is zaner bloser?
Miss Jenn - zhunya, i doubt that you could get a job with no certification. What state are you in
zhunya - KK what do you mean?
sarah - Saxon phonics is a program that cw was asking about.
zhunya - I'm in NY
cw - asia it's a phonics program that focuses on coding in order to help kids read
zhunya - i have a sub teacher certificate
Asia - hello, cw, i missed your arrival- must have been typing
Miss Jenn - zhunya, that might help. I know in NC you have to have Early Childhood Creditintials to even work in daycare
Pat - anyone doing anything good for Dr. Seuss birthday ?
sarah - Jenn, you have a wonderful opportunity to work with lots of different age levels while you're at the daycare. Take advantage of it if you can!
Vic - Hi everyone. KK what level did you say that you teach?
cw - ohhhh when is it ?
KK - i'm in IL and when I got by BS in EC, I had opportunity to get Sp ED approval (like an endorsement) and I was recruited by the school i student taught in
Miss Jenn - sarah, I do. We have several after school kids, so I get to work with 6 weeks all the way up to 8 or 9 years.
KK - Vic - i teach 3-5 with special needs
zhunya - So what should I do now, in the meantime?
Miss Jenn - zhunya, are you in NC?
KK - zaner is just a form of print combines phonics and whole language
Pat - KK--what part of IL?
zhunya - NY
Vic - KK, I teach 1st-4th gr. sp. needs
nancy7348 - anyone have suggestions for how to handle temper tantrums in a child may be possible adhd/ODD?
cw - Pat, when is Dr. S's b day?
KK - are you pursuing anything beyond subbing
sarah - Pat, we always do a trading teachers day for Dr. Seuss' birthday. Every teacher reads a different Dr. Seuss book, and the children in the school get to sign up for which one they want to visit. I have kids from K trhough 3 listening, and then we do a short activity.
Asia - anyone at a year round school?
KK - i'm in orland park
zhunya - KK, i'm hoping to start applying to Grad schools
Vic - Sarah, that sounds like a fun day
Jacey - hi all
Miss Jenn - Does any body work with 2's
sarah - Hi Jacey.
Jacey - Miss Jen- no but I admire your energy LOL
cw - me too so when is the Dr's b- day?
Miss Jenn - Pat , did you have the question about temper tantrums?
Jacey - March 2nd
Pat - I got booted too
KK - zhunya sp ed is always seeking people and lately EC is getting more and more respect so more positions are opening up
sarah - Dr. Seuss' bd is March 2nd.
Jacey - if you mean Dr. Seuss
nancy7348 - that was me asking about temper tantrums
Miss Jenn - Jacey, What energy. I come hom ecompletely exhausted, very stressed, but very rewarded
Pat - I didn't ask about temper tantrums
Vic - Sarah, how long do you spend on the trading teachers day? Do you just do it once or all day?
cw - thnaks, i think the trading teachers for read aloud sounds like fun, especially since the kids get to sign up
Miss Jenn - Nancy, is ignoring them a possibility
Jacey - so what ages/grades does everybody teach?
Pat - KK--you teach in Orland? I'm in South Holland
nancy7348 - that is what i am doing--i just feel so bad because he gets so worked up
cw - i teach first
KK - 3-5 SpEds
sarah - We do trading teachers for about an hour, usually in the afternoon. We also do Dr. Suess trivia during the whole month of March, as well as a few assesmblies.
KK - oh we're close by pat
Jacey - 1st grade/inner city/1st year teacher
sarah - I teach kindergarten.
Pat - Yep, very close
KK - pat what ages do you work with
JaMa - Kindergarten
Pat - That trading of eachers sounds fun
nancy7348 - head start in michigan
Pat - I teach first grade
cw - anyone in Ga.?
Miss Jenn - Nancy, I had a two year old like this. He would go off over nothing. I used time out, and everything I could think of. All he would do is laugh at me. After I put him in time out and stopped giviing him attention while he was there, he seemed to calm down quicker.
Jacey - I taught Kindergarten for a bit... only it was in a private (day care) and couldn't afford to work there anymore... but, ohhh I miss those Kinders
JaMa - I teach all-day;everyday kindergarten. I LOVE it
nancy7348 - thatnks, Jenn, I just need to know if i am on the right track
KK - any EC Resource teachers
Jacey - for you fellow 1st grade teachers- do you use chapter books to read aloud... and if so- which ones?
sarah - Our kindergarten is all-day/alternate day. Oh how I wish we'd have the resources to give our kinders all-day/everyday!
cw - Junie B JOnes has been the favorite so far!
Pat - I read Junie B. Jones to the kids
Jacey - the jump from Kindergarten to 1st is a huge jump (for both the kids and the teachers)
Miss Jenn - Nancy, i would say so. He still will get upset sometimes, but not nearly as often if he knows he won't get any attention. Reward the good, ignore the bad, if possible
cw - Have you read My Father's Dragon? It's old but they love it as well
Vic - I am doing Dr. Seuss all week, I got some GREAT ideas from ABCteach
Jacey - how are they with retention of the story/plot from day to day- and do you do extra things to go along with the book (or just read it for fun)
cw - what's abc teach?
sarah - Jacey, I've used some chapter books as read alouds. I've used Junie B. Jones, The Magic Treehouse, Frog & Toad, and Scholastic's Fluffy the Groundhog series...all with great success.
Vic - CW, it is a Website
Miss Jenn - Nancy, how long hav eyou worked with kids?
Jacey - a website
cw - Junie B is read for fun. My Father's Dragon is great for predictions
Pat - There is a website for Junie B. Jones--it has ideas
nancy7348 - about 20 years
KK - brb - my little ones are protesting bed time
JaMa - Sarah, I know what you mean. I did the alternating day thing for 5 years, and it got to be a night mare. After a few years of kinders going into first grade not up to academic level (principal/parents passed them on), our superintendent came down and said, I will listen, what do you want...We said all day everyday, and we got it! We had no opposition from parents...full day babysitting for some.
cw - oh, thanks, never heard of that one
nancy7348 - how about you , jenn?
cw - Pat, really? where is it, i mean the site for Junie B?
sarah - Jacey, my kinders seem to remember the plot of a chapter book better than a story that I read aloud in 15 minutes for our wholistic writing tests...go figure!
Vic - I taught 7-8th grade Resource for 14 years, switched to 3-5 Resource and for the past 3 years I have been in a Self-Contained class with 1st-4th graders. I love it!
Jacey - I have a question for all- I need to decorate my door for Read Across America and i want to do the Sneetches... I need to find some clip art or a way to get pics of this book... any ideas?
Miss Jenn - Nancy, I admire you. I am 20, and I have been in childcare(Daycare) for only 3 years. I wonder if I will ever make it to 20 years.
nancy7348 - once it is in your blood it is hard to give up--i tried!
KK - vic any pointers for resource in EC
Miss Jenn - I know, I started working at daycare when I was a senior in high school, then i quite waited about 3 or four months and went straight back and have been there ever since. I love it.
Jacey - KK- what level?
sarah - JaMa, we've (well...some of us) have asked for all-day/every day...and just when it's sounds like admin. is willing to listen, we have to cut $. One teacher refuses to teach if it goes to that. She's only part time...that's why.
KK - 3-5 year olds
Vic - KK, tell them how smart they are when they do even the little things. They start to believe it and their self-confidence soars. My little MD students believe that they are the smartest students in the building.
KK - mostly kids with autism, downs, and general developmental delays
Jacey - I have 2 really GREAT website for you KK
nancy7348 - it is such an exciting field there is always so much to learn.
KK - vic any particular resources that i can look into
KK - jacey i would love to hear about them
cw - well no excuses for staying up late since the Olympics are over....thnaks for the Junie B jones site, i am going to check it out and the ABC teach site too. Have a good one...
JaMa - If they only knew how beneficial (A-D..E-D) kinder really is!
Miss Jenn - I know. I think I have learned more from my kids that I teach, than I have learned in school.
Jacey - KK- here is one with ideas out the wazooo for centers and lessons for the young ones-
Jacey - http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/
Vic - Miss Jenn and KK, I agree. I think that the best resource is your students. Listen to them, believe in them, and believe that you are the best thing for them.
Miss Jenn - I think too many times kids aren't listened too. They have really cool stuff, and they really know alot if we would listen to them more.
KK - vic most of my kids are nonverbal and overwhelmed in preschool setting this is their 1st experience in a program
Vic - KK, I also rely on the mailrings at teachers net a lot for many ideas. They have lesson plans and the mailrings are full of very helpful teachers.
KK - kids with autism are difficult to figure out as to what their triggers are
Jacey - a great one for themes for the older ones is http://www.kinderkorner.com/
JaMa - Nice visiting with you. Wish I can stay awake. I'm exhausted! Have a good week
Vic - KK, I agree with that. Teachers.net has a special ed chatboard that has been helpful.
nancy7348 - is anyone using the Creative Curriculum
Jacey - lots of really neat and educational ideas that ae hands on (both group and individual)
Miss Jenn - KK, I had a one year old that was diagnosed last year as autistic. He was really a very difficult child. We knew something was wrong, but didn't know what.
Vic - I agree with Jacey, the KinderKorner site is a good one as well.
KK - how did you handle him
kinderflute - What is the Creative Curriculum?
Jacey - the prepetual preschool has pages and pages of ideas for every type of center you could every want
Miss Jenn - At first he would pitch fits, but then we thought he was having silent seizures, we just approached his Mom about it. Mostly we would just remove him from the group, and let him know that we were still there and loved him.
KK - 1st 3yr old in our district was put into selfcontained last month because his autism was impacting him so much that he was handling the preK room at all
nancy7348 - i guess it is a philosopy of early childhood education, relies heavily on "teachable moments" letting children guide the themes
kinderflute - Nancy, Do you use it?
KK - did he allow you to approach him - our little guy couldn't handle contact of any proximity
nancy7348 - yes, I love it
Jacey - ok all- I need to log off. I need to write notes home to parents trying to politely explain their child may not pass 1st grade- Yikesss!
Miss Jenn - We really didn't know what was wrong at first. I don't teach him anymore but I visit his new daycare and they have a speech therapist, and a case worker that works with him.
Jacey - have a great night all
KK - night jacey
Pat/1st - Junie B. Jones website is at Randomhouse.com /then click on Kids@Random
nancy7348 - the assesment tool is very challenging--just implemented it this year and it is taking a while to grasp
Miss Jenn - KK, at times he would, but most times, he wanted to be left alone, He didn't want you to touch him. We would just put him where we could see him and he could see us.
Vic - KK, many moons ago, I taught in a self-contained facilty for autistic and very low students. We spent a lot of our day toileting, buttoning, ziping, learning sign, and using picture cards.
KK - that's how my little guy was - i'm still upset that I lost him to a self-contained setting; he breaks my heart
Miss Jenn - special needs kids are something I really don't think I could do.
Miss Jenn - Rhonda and Sissy what age to you teach?
kinderflute - Nancy, is it published somewhere that I could look at it?
KK - i never thought i would do sp ed either
nancy7348 - yes, it is by dodge and colker
Miss Jenn - I couldn't handle it. All I would ever do is sit and cry. Heck, I have Normal Kids, and alot of them break my heart. There is no way I could do special ed.
kinderflute - Thanks, Nancy. I need to sign off.
Vic - I knew all along that that was what I was going to do. I used to tap dance, in my much younger days, and one of the places we went to every year was "that school" for "those" kids. I knew way back then that that was what I wanted to do.
nancy7348 - good night kinderflute
Miss Jenn - Hi Lynn
lynn - Hi room - I was just reading the responses and it is making me upset the way the children with special needs are being talked about
Miss Jenn - Why?
Vic - Miss Jenn, they are just kids. They have their good days and they have their bad days. We rejoice with the good things and learn from the bad.
mary - does anyone's kindergarten curriculum make use of the Rigby curriculum - many little books that allow children to learn language at their pace?
KK - my dist is not receptive to sp ed - our cross cat /self contained room is the room with the icky equipment and is looked down on by our principal
KK - what in particular lynn
lynn - I have taught in a preschool special education class for the last 9 years and the "typical" children in the neighborhood were always begging to join
Addie/mo - it takes a special heart to work with the special needs kids. i appreciate those that are willing and able to work with the kids. i have worked with several special needs kids in an inclusion classroom, but i dont think i would have the patience to work in a self-contained room day in and day out.
Miss Jenn - I know, I have several kids that I have to do that with also. But I don't know that I could work with kids who need special ed. I really admire those of you who do.
lynn - I think you just need to think of them as a regular class and it's not sad and pitiful
Vic - My room too Lynn. The other students always want to come to my room.
Addie/mo - i think we all have our niche, so to speak, and we need to work where we can be most effective. and be thankful that we are not all alike!
Miss Jenn - I don't pity them, but, I don't feel like I have the patience or the gift to work with them as ya'll do. I have worked with a few special needs, kids, they were only mild cases, though.
lynn - Vic - I'm glad to hear that - because I think you must be practicing "best practices" and that is what everyone should be doing - special ed. and typical children
KK - lynn i'm a resource teacher for 3-5 yr olds and i'm seeking suggestions for integrating them into the community preschool where they're placed for sake of inclusion although the kids are overwhelmed, the classroom teachers don't consider them their students
lynn - KK - I would work on the relationship with the teachers before placing the children. The teachers need to feel comfortable with you being a part of their room first
Vic - Here, here Lynn, I totally agree. I just found out today that my students are being "segregated" in our integrated music class. Needless to say I hit the ceiling when I found out. The principal is now going to handle that one with the music teacher.
Addie/mo - kk, that sounds like a challenge. if the preschool teachers really dont see them as "their" students, they will not have the stake in the success of the program and the success of the individual students
lynn - Good for you Lynn
lynn - sorry vic
Miss Jenn - KK, they may be a little intimidated by them.
Vic - KK, welcome to the world of special needs. For years we have fought the "they are your kids" statement. They are everyone's students and we all need to work together. Will there be an associate or yourself going into the setting with them Lynn?
lynn - kk - you need to let them know what is needed for them but not in a "know all" way. Really most special ed. preschool children need many of the same things as typical children
Addie/mo - kk, help the teachers see the kids in terms of what they can do, rather than what they cant do.
KK - we have team meetings to address needs of the children and to discuss classroom teachers concerns - adaptations and accomodations are planned jointly- unfortunately they treat "their" kids as lumps - they talk, preschools are expected to listen, yelling is part of the reg day
Vic - I agree lynn, we don't even use a Kindergarten self-contained room in our building.
lynn - ooh - kk - that doesn't sound good for anyone
Addie/mo - it sounds as if the preschool is not developmentally appropriate for any of the kids if they are doing lots of sitting and listening instead of interacting and doing.
Miss Jenn - KK, even preschoolers, need more than just talked, to. They need to be shown.
lynn - right on addie
Miss Jenn - People expect too much of kids somtimes I think.
Vic - Not only shown, but they need to play and interact with one another.
KK - one classroom in particular has two teachers that are there for an easy check as they put it and free daycare for their children - preschool is not appropriate but they stand by their NAEYC accreditation and justify their actions by that
KK - one classroom in particular has two teachers that are there for an easy check as they put it and free daycare for their children - preschool is not appropriate but they stand by their NAEYC accreditation and justify their actions by that
Addie/mo - definitely miss jenn, we forget that they are only five or whatever age. sometimes we expect them to be little adults
Miss Jenn - exactly. They are only kids. I think somtimes, we forget that, and expect them to be "Adults"
KK - I wish NAEYC could see their current practices and see if they deserve that accreditation
Vic - KK, is there another place for your students? This sounds awful!
Addie/mo - doesnt naeyc come periodically for inspections to keep certified?
lynn - that is true - why would we have preschool and kindergarten if they knew it all already.
Miss Jenn - KK, I have found that NAEYC, doesn't mean a hill of beans. The center, I work at is dirt poor, but it is wonderful, because of the people.
KK - we place them in head start, two franchised preschools, and the park district preschool program - unfortunately our dist doesn't see the need to start its own preschool program and NAEYC does not check on them
Addie/mo - well gotta go. good luck, kk
KK - it's the franchised ones that are the problem
KK - you're right miss jean
lynn - Miss Jenn - you are right - I think it does matter who the people are - I think NAEYC has their intentions in the right place - now they need to monitor it a little better
Vic - My heart goes out to you KK, it really sounds like you are in a very messy situation.
Miss Jenn - It is sad though, if you don't have money, you get a bad reputation. People say you are a bad center. They never look at whether or not the kids, are productive, or happy, or even taken care of.
Sue - Hi, I'm super late.
Miss Jenn - Hi Sue
Vic - A few of us are still here Sue.
Sue - I thought I'd just check and see if anyone is still here... so what did I miss?
KK - there is so much that preschoolers can learn from each other - some of the kids in the classroom have taken a liking to the kids i work with and have assumed a helper role - they were reprimanded by their teacher for not minding their own business - "you need to let ____ do their own work, you are not his teacher" HOW AWFUL
Miss Jenn - KK, I find that my kids, learn more from each other, than they do from me. They learn by watching each other. I'd say this "teacher" is not cut out to work with kids, How long has she been teaching?
Vic - I agree Miss Jenn!!!!!!!!
KK - i agree miss jean - she's been teaching 10 years
Sue - I have a new volunteer grandma through the federal Grandparent Program. She 80, bossy, judgemental. I'm trying to be cheerful, assert that I know what I'm doing. Trying to share info. with her so she feels apart of what's going on... but man am I busy.
KK - oh wow sue - so much for extra help
lynn - I will tell you a story about that - integrating preschool students - we had a little girl who was not able to walk but she did everything else in the room - one day I noticed that one of the typical children was yelling at this little girl to come over across the room - i finally figured out that he didn't know she didn't walk - I picked her up and brought her to him at the sand table and he asked why i did that - he said she walked yesterday - He hadn't even noticed she never did walk
Miss Jenn - You would think in 10 years, she would have figured this out. She shouldn't be singling these kids out, or discriminating them.
Sue - I need 2 of me. I should go to bed ... never even get on line... just keep working but I'd go crazy if I didn't take SOME me time.
Vic - I am VERY fortunate this year. I have 2 full time associates with us. They are sooooo helpful. I couldn't do what I do without them.
Sue - you know... I think I will just go to bed... I'm zonked. I really do need 2 of me.
lynn - good night sue
KK - i know miss jean, but she even had the nerve to tell a parent that she doesn't display the work of "district kids" because she figured the parents wouldn't want to see the difference in the quality - I spent more time comforting the parent after this little episode than working with the child
KK - as a human being , how can you be so cruel to parents who are still struggling to accept the needs of their children
Mr.Smith - is there going to be homework
lynn - oh my gosh kk - this woman sounds evil
Vic - Is she one of the ones just collecting a check?
Miss Jenn - KK, That is INSANE. These kids, need to see their accomplishments displayed. They need to be rewarded and praised for even the simpliest thing. If I was one of those parents, I probabley would have popped her. I would definately complain about this lady.
Miss Jenn - Vic, sounds like. wonder if she is there only for the $$$$!!!
Mr.Smith - no homework
KK - she has an 18 month old daughter and is 6 months pregnant and she can't even imagine what these parents must feel and go through
Vic - KK, maybe it is time to round up your parents and have them become Very Vocal
Miss Jenn - Vic, I agree.
lynn - yes kk - i have to agree - i think it is time you get vocal with this woman
Miss Jenn - Get a few parents to start complaining and making some noise and maybe (hopefully) something will get done. I personallly would have told her off a long time ago. I cannot tolerate someone being disrespectful to a child.
KK - she collects her check, comes to team meetings to write up her lesson plans, parents have complained, but her bosses are not willing to take action. my boss and i are looking into other local preschools for next year and we have a meeting with owners of preschool on the 12th of march
Vic - KK, I would definitely go somewhere else with your little darlings. They have enough to deal with every single day. They don't need to feel like outcasts by a teacher for any reason.
KK - i have been very vocal about how the kids are treated and she apologizes and says that she'll work on this that and the other, and the next day, she tells my aide to shut up in front of the kids
Miss Jenn - KK, you said she had a daughter and was pregnant. Let the shoe be on the other foot. Let one of her kids be special needs, and see how she would change her tune.
Vic - Maybe it is time to drop a dime to the state department. This woman doesn't deserve to be in a classroom.
KK - her defense is that when she was hired she was never told that she would be expected to work with kids who have special needs: i hope she never has to feel what the parents of my kids go through
Miss Jenn - KK, O.K. Shut Up, is something that should never be said in front of a child. Infact, we had the teacher of the ones at my center tell a one year old to shut up. Need less to say we had big ugly words, Not in front of the kids however.
Vic - I'm sorry, none of us get to choose who shows up in our classrooms.
KK - she's not a certified teacher - in il, the preschool hire anybody who expresses an interest in working with kids
Miss Jenn - KK, i'm not wishing that on her, I was only saying if it was her child, she would be a little more respectful.
lynn - kk - don't you just hate hearing that lame excuse - i just say to those type of people that yes you were trained to work with kids with special needs because they are children too - Do you think their parents went through training before they had the child?
Miss Jenn - I agree Lynn!!
KK - this is what makes inclusion difficult because our kids are not respected by all the people who are supposed to work with them
Miss Jenn - I just don't understand how anyone could not respect a child.
KK - lynn - you're right, i never thought i would be working with special needs children, but now that i am I don't think i would leave the field because there are not enough people who care about the needs of these kids to help them find success
lynn - kk - i know it's hard but it really is up to you to educate them instead of standing up to it - but i do realize how difficult people can be about inclusion
Vic - KK, is there anyway that you could go into her classroom, teach an appropriate lesson and show her how successful your student can be with the proper adaptations/modifications?
KK - i've been looking for articles on success for inclusion and how to incorporate the kids - i've created things for her classroom that all the kids could use, made suggestions, asked Her input for what she needs and what would help her handle this situation, but she says one thing and does another
Miss Jenn - I personally love inclusion. It helps to make my job easier. It helps to show me how to work with these kids effectively.
lynn - I know I would never be without inclusion - it does make my job easier
KK - be right back my 2 year is out of bed again/
Vic - Well everyone, time for me to say goodnight. KK feel free to email me anytime. Don't know if I have any other useful ideas, but I'm a really good listener on those really awful days that we all go through. I wish you luck as you struggle through this situation. Also try the special education chatboard. You may find some helpful answers for inclusion there. Night all.
lynn - well it is late and I have to go also . Thanks for sharing and I'm energized for another day thanks to you all.
Miss Jenn - KK, wish you lots of luck with you situation. I hope that everything works out for you. I have to be up a 5 in the morning and its nearly 11 here, so I think I'll go to bed. Good Night everybody.
KK - goodnight thanks for listening and advice
Miss Jenn - KK, anytime, if you would like to e-amil me, my e-mail is jenna@interlink-cafe.com
Miss Jenn - I may not have alot of advice, but i could listen.
Miss Jenn - good night.
