School may be on break but here is some humor to prepare for the next term. Ho ho ho....
On the first week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
A date for an IEP
On the second week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the third week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the fourth week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the fifth week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Five goals unmet
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the sixth week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Six finger paintings
Five goals unmet
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the seventh week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Seven mornings sent home
Six finger paintings
Five goals unmet
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the eighth week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Eight aides, no training
Seven mornings sent home
Six finger paintings
Five goals unmet
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the ninth week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Nine colored pages
Eight aides, no training
Seven mornings sent home
Six finger paintings
Five goals unmet
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the tenth week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Ten days of notice
Nine colored pages
Eight aides, no training
Seven mornings sent home
Six finger paintings
Five goals unmet
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the eleventh week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Eleven empty praises
Ten days of notice
Nine colored pages
Eight aides, no training
Seven mornings sent home
Six finger paintings
Five goals unmet
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
On the twelfth week of Special Ed the teacher sent to me
Twelve weeks now wasted
Eleven empty praises
Ten days of notice
Nine colored pages
Eight aides, no training
Seven mornings sent home
Six finger paintings
Five goals unmet
Four cotton balls
Three songs sung
Too little help and
A date for an IEP
LOL - thanks for spreading some holiday cheer!
Sandy
Posted by: Sandy Alperstein | January 06, 2009 at 12:15 AM
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Ruth
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Posted by: Ruth | January 06, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Ho! Ho! Ho! — Indeed!
Posted by: Daunna Minnich | January 06, 2009 at 12:15 AM
That's so disheartening... but too many times true
Posted by: Lisa K. | January 20, 2009 at 05:59 PM
Little help and poor training is exactly spot-on, add to that - really poor communication. My son was diagnosed at 8 years old as having a SLD, if it weren't for the fact that I did my own exhaustive research I would not have known what type of questions to ask at EIP meetings and during the school year - or how to spot the red-flags. A lot more can be done for parents with Special Education needs children - not enough. Teachers need to be paid better salaries and, ALL teachers, not just special ed teachers should be obliged to attend a course on how to properly manage kids with learning disabilities.
Posted by: Anne | March 19, 2009 at 09:48 PM
Yeah bitter but many a times true....
Posted by: Blend | March 28, 2009 at 01:18 AM
As a student who had an IEP and a current Special Education teacher I find this song to be pretty demeaning. Sure there are some poor SPED teachers but the vast majority of them work extremely hard and want the best for their students. We're overburdened and have to work in environments hostile toward students in SPED. If you want to blame someone, blame poor administration.
I'm pretty sure you were trying to be funny, but castigating the people that are trying to teach your children seems in poor taste.
Posted by: Tyler | June 16, 2009 at 01:38 PM
I just now came across your blog,it was wonderful to read your blog,good formation of words, good work.
Posted by: Spanish in Spain | August 17, 2009 at 07:15 AM
We have to be "docs" to understand our child, we have to by "lawyers" to understand how to educate them, we have to be patient to survive. I was so glad the day my daughter graduated from the "system". Poor teachers who want to help but schools won't enable them.
Posted by: Kathy | August 18, 2009 at 01:05 AM