tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post853733463295916279..comments2023-10-31T09:19:18.737-07:00Comments on Organized Chaos: warning- my own irrational, bitter thoughts...organized chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050635225751382130noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post-14534567870750692012010-02-08T15:02:37.941-08:002010-02-08T15:02:37.941-08:00Amy, sadly they've cut summer school as well. ...Amy, sadly they've cut summer school as well. You should see what we have to go through to get our children with special needs to qualify for extended school year services... unless there is an absolute need our kids aren't going to summer school. :(organized chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050635225751382130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post-49746055562220171272010-02-08T12:28:14.228-08:002010-02-08T12:28:14.228-08:00It is unfortunate that this year-round program, th...It is unfortunate that this year-round program, that benefitted all especially our ESOL and Sped kids is no longer. I know in the past they've cut summer school programs.I hope that as a result of cutting the year-round programs, that summer school is offered. These kids do lose much of their reading fluency and language development, but hopefully enrolling in summer school will cut down on that loss.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342678315836776652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post-76264977840248852252010-02-08T07:32:23.561-08:002010-02-08T07:32:23.561-08:00I remain amazed at what the school board and afflu...I remain amazed at what the school board and affluent parents don't understand or about which they do not care. When 4th grade strings and all-day kindergarten were both on the block all the parents near me were up in arms about strings -- all I could say is that strings are nice but we can afford to get our kids strings lessons. All day kindergarten (which we don't have as the more affluent schools get it last and it didn't reach us before the recession) is so much more important as is the think tank.<br /><br />We live in an immersion school district but are not in the program, my son does get the other language as a special a few times a week, he not really learning anything useful. This is not money well spent.<br /><br />The bottom line is that we again have folks in who don't understand that it is their jobs to protect and advocate for those less fortunate (perhaps the think tank parents) and not to cave to those who are lucky enough to have the education and resources to be be organized and vocal (clearly the immersion parents).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post-24507387760343487142010-02-07T20:16:04.427-08:002010-02-07T20:16:04.427-08:00Looks like we both need a little blog therapy. I&#...Looks like we both need a little blog therapy. I'm having my own <a href="http://alwaysformative.blogspot.com/2010/02/what-it-means-to-be-human.html" rel="nofollow">problems</a> as well.Jason Buellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.com