'Unfortunately, the teachers at my son’s school were ill-informed & not even trying to help him succeed. Did I mention I was furious? That’s putting it mildly; I felt like screaming because the people who were supposed to help were looking the other way.'
Then we heard, “Why don’t you give him the gift of time and hold him back?”, “Maybe you aren’t helping him enough at home. Read to him more instead of letting him watch TV.”
This didn’t go over big with me. It’s hard to hear that your child has learning problems. It’s even more difficult to feel dismissed when you express concern over your child’s lack of progress. “Don’t worry, this skill isn’t necessary,” the teacher said when I became concerned that Joseph couldn’t recite the ABCs at the end of first grade.an important skill and a huge red flag indicating possible short-term memory loss. Unfortunately, the teachers at my son’s school were ill-informed and not even trying to help him succeed.That’s putting it mildly; I felt like screaming because the people who were supposed to help were looking the other way.when our son started second grade.
Can you imagine sitting across from your son’s teacher and hearing that she had written him off from ever succeeding at 8 years old? We felt sick, bullied, and betrayed by the system. We walked out of the conference and straight to the principal’s office, only to be told that he was too young for testing. We were told to wait, that our sense of urgency was misplaced — to let Mrs. H. work her magic…
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