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I am planning elementary chapels for the upcoming school year. This year we studied the "fruits of the Spirit". We focused on one per month. I am trying to decide what a good theme for next year would be. Any ideas??
Our Catholic school is looking for a formalized anti-bullying program for grades K-8. Do you use a curriculum that you can recommend? Thanks.
by Any ideas M-F
Jun 24, 2009
Does anyone have good ideas M-f for CSW??
I'm a MD certified teacher with 20 years experience. I took a break from teaching to supervise student interns for University of Maryland, but miss being in a classroom. Anyone know of schools hiring?? I live in Howard County, but will travel. THANKS!!
Can anyone tell me the approximate salary that a teacher makes at a Friends School? I interviewed for a position and the issue of salary never came up. I didn't know if I should ask or wait until the job is offered. I am just wondering if anyone has any idea about how much a private school of this type pays.
Thank you!
Hi, friends! I am setting up a Christmas card exchange for 2009 and would love for your state to join! I am posting on several different websites, since it may be difficult to get the word out to a generally small group of us who can send CHRISTMAS cards. So far I HAVE Pennsylvania, KY, Louisiana, Ark., Vermont, Oregon, Texas, Georgia, California, ...See MoreHi, friends! I am setting up a Christmas card exchange for 2009 and would love for your state to join! I am posting on several different websites, since it may be difficult to get the word out to a generally small group of us who can send CHRISTMAS cards. So far I HAVE Pennsylvania, KY, Louisiana, Ark., Vermont, Oregon, Texas, Georgia, California, Mass., Mich., North Carolina, and Illinois. If your state is not listed and you would like to join, please reply with your name, state, and email. I will email everyone as we get closer and collect school addresses. Then I will forward addresses around Thanksgiving. Please consider this project - the children love to receive cards! Thanks, Leah
by Joan Azarva
Jul 17, 2009
After having worked for 13 years as a college Learning Specialist, I resigned in 2006, dismayed by the poor success rate of college students with learning disabilities. By 2006, there were so many students disclosing and requesting services that I could see students only once in two weeks; I couldn't possibly provide the level of support they neede...See MoreAfter having worked for 13 years as a college Learning Specialist, I resigned in 2006, dismayed by the poor success rate of college students with learning disabilities. By 2006, there were so many students disclosing and requesting services that I could see students only once in two weeks; I couldn't possibly provide the level of support they needed to succeed.
Under-staffing at college and university disability offices is the rule, with few exceptions, and usually those are the ones offering specialized programs. As a result, it is common for students with LD to be set up to fail from day one; unfortunately, neither they nor their parents realize that.
Because high school and college are such different systems, and students and parents haven't been schooled in how to navigate college with a disability, students inadvertently make errors that quickly result in a downhill slide. After an unsuccessful first semester, those who entered college with hope for a better future are terribly discouraged. Many of them leave after their first year.
The tragedy of this is threefold:
a. These students leave school thinking they are not "college material", when in fact, that isn't necessarily the case. Had they made different decisions and had proper support, the outcome could have been far brighter.
b. Where do you go after failing college, particularly community college, where the multitude of LD students begins? You go to tech school, if you're so inclined, or you are relegated to a low-paying menial job.
c. Parents, feeling it's their duty to sacrifice and provide their kids with higher education, unknowingly throw their tuition dollars away. In the worst case scenario, the student takes a loan, has a good deal of money to re-pay (with interest), yet has no degree or higher-paying job to show for it. In essence, this student is WORSE off than before!
I know that the outcome can be different because I've sat on both sides of the desk; I raised a son with LD who graduated college successfully, but his success was hardly accidental. It was the result of researching extensively, preparing him for the college system, and assuring he had a strong safety net of support.
For me, watching capable college students fail was unbearable. Feeling ineffectual at my job wasn't much fun either. I realized that it's almost impossible to rescue students once they have fallen into an abyss and their self-esteem is at rock-bottom.
Upon my resignation in 2006, I vowed to come up with a PROACTIVE solution --to reach these students while still in high school. It seemed more sensible to teach them how to succeed in advance, rather than risk they'd fail, as approximately 84% of these students do.
In essence, well-meaning parents think they are doing right by their teens, providing them the opportunity for higher education. What they REALLY are doing is sending their teens off with a tuition check and a backpack, trusting that the colleges will take over from there. NOT TRUE - this isn't Kansas anymore!
I started a free e-list to arm parents with knowledge of the college system, so they can now enter this uncharted territory with eyes wide open. Anyone can subscribe at [link removed].
I also wrote a course for this cohort which I teach locally and online. For each student who fails, not only do we lose a creative mind, we risk adding yet another person to our already over-crowded criminal justice system, a large percentage of which is people with learning differences.
It is my hope that a proactive approach will FINALLY give special education students the fair shot at college success they deserve.
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