Two Pieces of the Accommodations/ Modifications Maze

I am thankful for modifications and accommodations. Crazy thinking and right here at Thanksgiving you say? But I am serious. I am thankful that because of IDEA and because of modifications and accommodations, Rachel can be in the general education […]

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Not So Successful Start

Rachel’s sophomore year seems to be off to a great start. We have a capable case manager. Again, Rachel seems to have a really good teaching team. She takes great pride in her role as the sophomore girl’s volleyball manager. […]

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Last Week of Middle School

It is our last week of middle school. I’m not sure how that happened and later this week I will post “High School Here We Come” with some of the thoughts on what we have done. Today, I find myself […]

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Baby Rachel Goes to High School in 217 Days

Rachel was ready to go back to school on, December 20th. They got out on Thursday, December 19th.  Rachel loves school and has always loved school. She gets that honestly. Her daddy and I both loved school. She was quite […]

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Little Pink Houses Make us ABLE to Give Thanks

I must admit that these past few days I have struggled with some things that have caused me not to have an attitude of gratitude. Without going into those issues, there are a few other issues that could cause me […]

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Where Everybody Belongs

Yes in just a few minutes I am headed to IEP meeting #32 (or so). Friday I blogged about “IEP Wounds.” This blog was on the fly and I have been blown away with the response. Clearly, there are many […]

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