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Kendall's Hope: March 2012
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Monday, March 19, 2012. Most of you know that Chloe Sue and I have had a love/hate relationship from the very beginning. Justin and I had been dating almost a year when he decided to adopt a pet from the animal shelter. I remember being at one of Kamden’s baseball games when he was five years old and talking to Justin on the phone as he drove his new lab home in his truck. After only knowing her a few hours, he told me “I really think I made a mistake. In those few days, she tore apart Kamden’s tra...
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Kendall's Hope: An EPIC inclusion FAIL.
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Friday, June 7, 2013. An EPIC inclusion FAIL. A full year of PPCD/Pre-K. Programs, class pictures, kids having fun on the playground, eating lunch with the curly haired little girl in the power wheelchair with the pink wheels. Everyone interacting despite their differences…. The end of the year arrives. The classroom floods with excited parents and their cameras and video cameras. Dads have taken off work. The kids are dressed up in their costumes. Pictures are snapping right and left. At first I did.
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Kendall's Hope: Reflections on Kendall’s Kindergarten Year
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Reflections on Kendall’s Kindergarten Year. 8220;You will look back on therapies, appointments, sleepless nights, tears, triumphs, milestones, equipment, ignorance, struggle, strength, and you’ll say with certainty… IT WAS ABSOULTELY WORTH IT! A Very Special Needs Resource. So once again, life has taken over. Since my last blog post, a lot has changed. I don’t regret going back to school in the years I stayed home with Kendall. So it all worked out. Turned six a few weeks ago.
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Kendall's Hope: September 2013
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Monday, September 9, 2013. 8220;When inclusive education is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that children have to become ‘normal’ in order to contribute to the world…We begin to look beyond typical ways of becoming valued members of the community, and in doing so, begin to realize the achievable goal of providing all children with an authentic sense of belonging.”. It seems like ages since my last blog post. Life has been such a whirlwind lately. I have to trust in the good in people. They made a swe...
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Kendall's Hope: June 2013
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Friday, June 7, 2013. An EPIC inclusion FAIL. A full year of PPCD/Pre-K. Programs, class pictures, kids having fun on the playground, eating lunch with the curly haired little girl in the power wheelchair with the pink wheels. Everyone interacting despite their differences…. The end of the year arrives. The classroom floods with excited parents and their cameras and video cameras. Dads have taken off work. The kids are dressed up in their costumes. Pictures are snapping right and left. At first I did.
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Kendall's Hope: A Least Restrictive Environment...
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013. A Least Restrictive Environment. So, I guess what I’m saying is, I don’t understand what the push back is! I plan to be pretty specific in her IEP on a variety of things, and I am hopeful our ARD committee will see things my way. I won’t stand for Kendall being left out, discriminated against, coddled, or blending into the background. I expect her to be treated like every other five year old at school! With in class supplementary aids and services of course). Follow me on twitter.
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Kendall's Hope: September 2012
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012. First and foremost, I want Kendall's health to be taken care of. She's complicated. Unexpected things come out of the blue. There's a lot of i's to dot and t's to cross. Without proper care every hour, the long term effects could be deadly. Spend money on her care now, save money on her care later. Give her the quality of life she deserves. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow me on twitter. The Special Needs Blogger Weekend Link-up: Post away. A Day in the Life of Reagan Leigh.
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Kendall's Hope: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Pretty much describes my life right now! Lets go down the list, shall we? My mom's cancer is back and she had surgery yesterday with a less than desirable result. I had a car accident during work. My son has pneumonia. I dropped one graduate class and am treading water in the other. When I'm at work all I can think about is home. When I'm at home all I can think about is work. I haven't been to the gym in like a month or more! Enjoy the random picture montage:. I guess I've been o...
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Kendall's Hope: EXclusion: GenEd Vs. SpEd
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Thursday, March 28, 2013. EXclusion: GenEd Vs. SpEd. A book study on "Out of my mind" a great FICTIONAL story on an inclusion fail. I think the book's great.don't get me wrong. It gives great insight that a child with cerebral palsy or dystonia can still have normal or exceptional cognition. But it is a children's book. I guess I was hoping for a more research-based training. Then I realized maybe they don't know how to do that. Who's job is it to train general education teachers? If you need to make cha...
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