enigma wrote:
> blake murphy > wrote in
> :
>
>> i'm questioning whether that happens that much anymore. if it
>> does, you might request (in the u.s.) an informal individual
>> instruction plan.
>
> it certainly does, especially in more rural areas (city/suburban
> kids have a few more educational options).
> IEPs are worth less than the paper they're written on. it's bad
> enough advocating for a developmentally delayed child to get
> assistance. trying to get an advanced kid suitable education is like
> ****ing into the wind. they just don't want to hear it. in most
> school districts there's no advanced learning available at ALL until
> after 3rd grade, & then it's usually just more workbook type
> nonsense.
> i have a friend with a going on 6 year old who reads & calculates at
> the level of a 17 year old AP student. they let her skip
> kindergarten. that's all the accomodation the school will provide. to
> say the child is bored silly is an understatement. my friend is
> trying to afford a really good private school or tutor so the kid can
> work to her real abilities...
> lee

I am sighing here. My daughter's friend's mother is a
psychiatrist who specializes in such things, and she really knows
the ins and outs, the law, etc., but she couldn't get what her son
needed. I last heard she was planning to sue the town!

--
Jean B.