For the Mr K's of the world--here is the difference one teacher can make. Lil' Buff really struggled with history all year--his hardest subject (for an Aspergers kid, applying concepts can be nearly impossible) and he was headed for an F for the year. His teacher--who frankly never understood how to teach or deal with him--left before the last quarter and the new teacher instantly got the little guy and Lil' Buff loved him.
4th quarter grade--A
He passed history for the year as a result. Same thing with his PE teacher--this guy totally got him all year long--when to push him, when to back off, gave him trophies when he did well--and he got an A+ his last quarter in PE--amazing for a kid who is very uncoordinated and usually hates PE.
So, to the Mr K's of the world who give a damn and make an effort to work with kids like him...thank you.
Further evidence of the difference one teacher can make
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Buff,
what a wonderful end to the school year. I'm sure you're puffed with pride. Perhaps next year you can meet with the counselor and ask for a workshop for lil Buff's teachers to help them with tactics for success. It'll make them less anxious and lil Buff too. I know it helped me with a student with autism spectrum disorder. Little tips made all the difference and I didn't have so many miscues.
have a great summer.
what a wonderful end to the school year. I'm sure you're puffed with pride. Perhaps next year you can meet with the counselor and ask for a workshop for lil Buff's teachers to help them with tactics for success. It'll make them less anxious and lil Buff too. I know it helped me with a student with autism spectrum disorder. Little tips made all the difference and I didn't have so many miscues.
have a great summer.
It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many lives as we wish. -S.I. Hayakawa
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Yay for Lil' Buff and thanks to all the wonderful teachers out there.
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To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. -Thomas Paine
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. -Ayn Rand
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. -Ayn Rand
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
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Yippee! WTG teacher, and Lil' Buff.
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War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
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~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
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