Schooling Advice?

Jane · Jun 4, 2008

Wow, Rebecca really covered the bases! Its exactly what you need to start off in public school. Get all of that in writing in a LEGAL 504 plan. Let me add one more thing.

There are ways to go about getting what you want/need in a school system. You don't want to be thought of a one of "those parents". Be proactive and informative, but don't hover or demand. Most of the time the school will help out in any way they can, but if you are confrontational, they will make things much more difficult.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Its not easy to let your little one out into the world.

Jane · Jun 4, 2008

Wow, Rebecca really covered the bases! Its exactly what you need to start off in public school. Get all of that in writing in a LEGAL 504 plan. Let me add one more thing.

There are ways to go about getting what you want/need in a school system. You don't want to be thought of a one of "those parents". Be proactive and informative, but don't hover or demand. Most of the time the school will help out in any way they can, but if you are confrontational, they will make things much more difficult.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Its not easy to let your little one out into the world.

Jane · Jun 4, 2008

Wow, Rebecca really covered the bases! Its exactly what you need to start off in public school. Get all of that in writing in a LEGAL 504 plan. Let me add one more thing.

There are ways to go about getting what you want/need in a school system. You don't want to be thought of a one of "those parents". Be proactive and informative, but don't hover or demand. Most of the time the school will help out in any way they can, but if you are confrontational, they will make things much more difficult.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Its not easy to let your little one out into the world.

Jane · Jun 4, 2008

Wow, Rebecca really covered the bases! Its exactly what you need to start off in public school. Get all of that in writing in a LEGAL 504 plan. Let me add one more thing.

There are ways to go about getting what you want/need in a school system. You don't want to be thought of a one of "those parents". Be proactive and informative, but don't hover or demand. Most of the time the school will help out in any way they can, but if you are confrontational, they will make things much more difficult.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Its not easy to let your little one out into the world.

Jane · Jun 4, 2008

Wow, Rebecca really covered the bases! Its exactly what you need to start off in public school. Get all of that in writing in a LEGAL 504 plan. Let me add one more thing.
 
 There are ways to go about getting what you want/need in a school system. You don't want to be thought of a one of "those parents". Be proactive and informative, but don't hover or demand. Most of the time the school will help out in any way they can, but if you are confrontational, they will make things much more difficult.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
 Its not easy to let your little one out into the world.

TestifyToLove · Jun 4, 2008

I'm a homeschooler, and I have to agree with what the others have said.

I've been homeschooling for 6 years now. Its nothing new to consider M, who happens to have CF. Because his adoption is not finalized, we have to enroll him in the public school until finalization. Our CF clinic wrote us a letter for homebound, not because they believe CFers shouldn't go to school, but because they agree with us that being sent to school will make M 'not normal' for OUR family, since normal for us is homeschooling.

There are a lot of terrific and valid reasons to homeschool your children. I've spent many years teaching mine, and I cannot imagine I would ever choose to send them to school in the future.

But, if I had all these children and sent them to school, I would not choose to homeschool M and have him be different than the others. I'm not convinced CF needs to be treated differently unless and until its proven to be a problem health-wise for a child.

So, I would say if you examine homeschooling and come to the conclusion that you want to homeschool because you believe homeschooling is the better option in its own merits, then yes, absolutely homeschool with JOY. But, don't homeschool out of fear and overprotectiveness. Don't homeschool because you're afraid your child is too sick, too fragile and too different to go to school. If you would sent a normal, non CF child to school, then send the CFer. If you could homeschool the normal non-CF child, then homeschool the CFer as well.

TestifyToLove · Jun 4, 2008

I'm a homeschooler, and I have to agree with what the others have said.

I've been homeschooling for 6 years now. Its nothing new to consider M, who happens to have CF. Because his adoption is not finalized, we have to enroll him in the public school until finalization. Our CF clinic wrote us a letter for homebound, not because they believe CFers shouldn't go to school, but because they agree with us that being sent to school will make M 'not normal' for OUR family, since normal for us is homeschooling.

There are a lot of terrific and valid reasons to homeschool your children. I've spent many years teaching mine, and I cannot imagine I would ever choose to send them to school in the future.

But, if I had all these children and sent them to school, I would not choose to homeschool M and have him be different than the others. I'm not convinced CF needs to be treated differently unless and until its proven to be a problem health-wise for a child.

So, I would say if you examine homeschooling and come to the conclusion that you want to homeschool because you believe homeschooling is the better option in its own merits, then yes, absolutely homeschool with JOY. But, don't homeschool out of fear and overprotectiveness. Don't homeschool because you're afraid your child is too sick, too fragile and too different to go to school. If you would sent a normal, non CF child to school, then send the CFer. If you could homeschool the normal non-CF child, then homeschool the CFer as well.

TestifyToLove · Jun 4, 2008

I'm a homeschooler, and I have to agree with what the others have said.

I've been homeschooling for 6 years now. Its nothing new to consider M, who happens to have CF. Because his adoption is not finalized, we have to enroll him in the public school until finalization. Our CF clinic wrote us a letter for homebound, not because they believe CFers shouldn't go to school, but because they agree with us that being sent to school will make M 'not normal' for OUR family, since normal for us is homeschooling.

There are a lot of terrific and valid reasons to homeschool your children. I've spent many years teaching mine, and I cannot imagine I would ever choose to send them to school in the future.

But, if I had all these children and sent them to school, I would not choose to homeschool M and have him be different than the others. I'm not convinced CF needs to be treated differently unless and until its proven to be a problem health-wise for a child.

So, I would say if you examine homeschooling and come to the conclusion that you want to homeschool because you believe homeschooling is the better option in its own merits, then yes, absolutely homeschool with JOY. But, don't homeschool out of fear and overprotectiveness. Don't homeschool because you're afraid your child is too sick, too fragile and too different to go to school. If you would sent a normal, non CF child to school, then send the CFer. If you could homeschool the normal non-CF child, then homeschool the CFer as well.

TestifyToLove · Jun 4, 2008

I'm a homeschooler, and I have to agree with what the others have said.

I've been homeschooling for 6 years now. Its nothing new to consider M, who happens to have CF. Because his adoption is not finalized, we have to enroll him in the public school until finalization. Our CF clinic wrote us a letter for homebound, not because they believe CFers shouldn't go to school, but because they agree with us that being sent to school will make M 'not normal' for OUR family, since normal for us is homeschooling.

There are a lot of terrific and valid reasons to homeschool your children. I've spent many years teaching mine, and I cannot imagine I would ever choose to send them to school in the future.

But, if I had all these children and sent them to school, I would not choose to homeschool M and have him be different than the others. I'm not convinced CF needs to be treated differently unless and until its proven to be a problem health-wise for a child.

So, I would say if you examine homeschooling and come to the conclusion that you want to homeschool because you believe homeschooling is the better option in its own merits, then yes, absolutely homeschool with JOY. But, don't homeschool out of fear and overprotectiveness. Don't homeschool because you're afraid your child is too sick, too fragile and too different to go to school. If you would sent a normal, non CF child to school, then send the CFer. If you could homeschool the normal non-CF child, then homeschool the CFer as well.

TestifyToLove · Jun 4, 2008

I'm a homeschooler, and I have to agree with what the others have said.
 
 I've been homeschooling for 6 years now. Its nothing new to consider M, who happens to have CF. Because his adoption is not finalized, we have to enroll him in the public school until finalization. Our CF clinic wrote us a letter for homebound, not because they believe CFers shouldn't go to school, but because they agree with us that being sent to school will make M 'not normal' for OUR family, since normal for us is homeschooling.
 
 There are a lot of terrific and valid reasons to homeschool your children. I've spent many years teaching mine, and I cannot imagine I would ever choose to send them to school in the future.
 
 But, if I had all these children and sent them to school, I would not choose to homeschool M and have him be different than the others. I'm not convinced CF needs to be treated differently unless and until its proven to be a problem health-wise for a child.
 
 So, I would say if you examine homeschooling and come to the conclusion that you want to homeschool because you believe homeschooling is the better option in its own merits, then yes, absolutely homeschool with JOY. But, don't homeschool out of fear and overprotectiveness. Don't homeschool because you're afraid your child is too sick, too fragile and too different to go to school. If you would sent a normal, non CF child to school, then send the CFer. If you could homeschool the normal non-CF child, then homeschool the CFer as well.

Sevenstars · Jun 4, 2008