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averygoodun42Okay, I know I've complained about Page's school a fair amount, and I still think their communication channels could be better (well, if they existed they would be better), but I have to own that we are so damned lucky to be in this school's district.
First, the school counselor is awesome. Not only do the kids love him, but he really excels at dealing with parents. Or maybe just us, but anyway, he's awesome. So, so glad he's there.
Second, this is a Title I school, which would be considered a bad thing by a lot of people, but it's almost certainly because most of the kids in the school are at a disadvantage somehow. Either English is their second language, or they have emotional/behavioral/medical issues, or they're poor. And this means the school has vast experience in dealing with non-normative kids. The counselor explained to us how they're changing things (really just expanding programs already in place in individual classrooms) to make it easier for all the kids, especially the ones with issues. I don't know how much of that is due to the new principal or if it was already in the works with the old one, but the programs are Good.
Third, perhaps partly because of the second, all the teachers have experience with kids on the spectrum. They all have training and education about dealing with kids on the spectrum.
And fourth, definitely because of the second, Page is never going to be the oddball of the school. And, as his classmates progress and see that Page is not even close to being the oddest (or most difficult) kid they've ever known, they will, hopefully, fully grasp that there are all sorts of people in the world, and that's okay. With luck (and good teaching and management), it'll lead to a more accepting generation of adults.
So I'm happy. Still freaking out at the necessities facing me (Socializing! AAAAAAAAH!!!), but much less so. So yay.
And now I need to get my brain in gear for homework. Yep.
After I do a couple more crosswords. *nods*
First, the school counselor is awesome. Not only do the kids love him, but he really excels at dealing with parents. Or maybe just us, but anyway, he's awesome. So, so glad he's there.
Second, this is a Title I school, which would be considered a bad thing by a lot of people, but it's almost certainly because most of the kids in the school are at a disadvantage somehow. Either English is their second language, or they have emotional/behavioral/medical issues, or they're poor. And this means the school has vast experience in dealing with non-normative kids. The counselor explained to us how they're changing things (really just expanding programs already in place in individual classrooms) to make it easier for all the kids, especially the ones with issues. I don't know how much of that is due to the new principal or if it was already in the works with the old one, but the programs are Good.
Third, perhaps partly because of the second, all the teachers have experience with kids on the spectrum. They all have training and education about dealing with kids on the spectrum.
And fourth, definitely because of the second, Page is never going to be the oddball of the school. And, as his classmates progress and see that Page is not even close to being the oddest (or most difficult) kid they've ever known, they will, hopefully, fully grasp that there are all sorts of people in the world, and that's okay. With luck (and good teaching and management), it'll lead to a more accepting generation of adults.
So I'm happy. Still freaking out at the necessities facing me (Socializing! AAAAAAAAH!!!), but much less so. So yay.
And now I need to get my brain in gear for homework. Yep.
After I do a couple more crosswords. *nods*
