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Time flying

Happy Thanksgiving!  I can’t believe it’s been over a week since my last blog.  I finally set a date for the GRE (12/10, wish me luck) and have been cramming instead of blogging.  Of course last weekend I came down with what I suspect may be H1N1 (no doubt from volunteering at C’s school the week [...]

Therapy

This new school year has been an adjustment for C.  It’s a new school, with a school day twice as long, full of new people and new routines.  While he had few social or behavioral problems last year in kindergarten, this year has been different.  The guidance counselor offered to add C to her social skills [...]

Parent conference

Although we’ve met with C’s school a couple times this school year to discuss accommodations, we had our first true parent conference this week.  It was interesting to talk to his teacher and see his portfolio work.  His teacher brought up that she’s still deciding how to properly evaluate C, since he’s a younger student.  The [...]

Down to the wire

Ok, so it’s been 4 months since I started “studying” for the GRE.  I put studying in quotes, because I’ve spent far more time avoiding studying than actually studying.  Plus the things I read 4 months ago when I started aren’t exactly fresh in my mind anymore.  I need to buckle down and spend the rest [...]

EPGY at home still…

It’s been two weeks since C’s school agreed to let him use EPGY math there, but they have yet to start.  I find it a bit disappointing how long it’s taken to get any accommodations in place considering how open I was about his needs prior to his starting there.  Still, they at least are willing [...]