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(This is gonna be a long one)
All the kids have IEPās (IndividualizedĀ EducationĀ Program) ā¦. And THANK GOD.
Context: On the side I babysit quite a lot. One of these amazing kiddos just graduated Kindergarten! His dad was explaining to me they have a meeting every month to re evaluate his needs and how he's doing and such with his IEP. Curious I asked how hard it was to get him one when he is so young AND in public school. As I remember how hard it was to get one when I was in school. Anyway His dad explained to me that almost everyone in his class has one or at least a 504 plan. In fact he told me (Jokingly) āI mean if you don't have one , that means something wrongā, and honestlyā¦yeah. I always thought it was crazy to ask kids to sit still inside a classroom for the whole day. Obviously I know there is definitely more nuance to this topic that I have no idea about as Im not a parent or a educator. Although bottom line I am glad these accomadations are more accessible to family's and there kids!
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Dec 19, 2024
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i was in 6th grade and i just started a new school bc i moved around a lot. i struggled tying my shoes up until high school (neurodivergence related iām sure) and so i would usually ask my friends to tie them nice and tight for me (i honestly am still kind of ass at tying my shoes tight now). bc i just started a new school, i had no friends to tie my shoes. i literally just let those laces fly didnāt tuck them in or anything.
on the first beep of the pacer test i tripped, fell and slid on my stomach for what felt like forever across the gym. big ass gym. everyone got quiet. 6th, 7th and 8th graders were all there. bc of this i had to admit that i couldnāt really tie my shoes bc a gym teacher tied them for me :/ mortifying all around.
i happened to stay at this school in 7th grade and i remember at least three times when i would meet a kid for the first time and theyād be like āoh you were that girl who slid across the gym during the pacer testā. to make matters worse, i also didnāt get to retake my test and failed gym that day. mind you they had to restart the test on account of my distraction.
i know ive done a plethora of embarrassing things that make me scream to think about so ive blocked most of them out of my memory. this stands out the most at the moment.
May 14, 2025
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my freshman year of high school i went to a new school and i didnt know how to do school well bc i have learning disabilities. it was an academically rigorous traditional school and i forgot to do my homework bc i was bad at planning ahead and like generally keeping track of things. anyway like the first week of this new school i get to class and got called on about the homework and i had to say in front of the class that i forgot. this teacher was known to be an odd ball/old school and he yelled at me and sent me out of class and asked me and told me only to return when i was prepared and ready to learn. needless to say i was stunned and packed up my stuff and ran out crying. i mean i was literally like 14.
this then became the folklore everyone told new students about this teacher and it got passed down but no one realized it was me and when i became like a senior i would tell freshman and they were like that was you?!?!
anyway this teacher years later got clocked for sexual misconduct and buying kids alcohol lol
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