Special Education

The Pharisaical DeVastation of Betsy DeVos

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Betsy DeVos might very well be the most “not-pro-life” person in the nation’s capital. "It goes back to what I mentioned, the concept of really being active in the Shephelah of our culture — to impact our culture in ways that are not the traditional funding-the-Christian-organization route, but that really may have greater Kingdom gain … Continue reading The Pharisaical DeVastation of Betsy DeVos

What Should Really Be “Special” in North Carolina

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From Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary: Definition of special :  distinguished by some unusual quality; especially :  being in some way superior :  held in particular esteem a :  readily distinguishable from others of the same category :  uniquethey set it apart as b :  of, relating to, or constituting a species :  specific :  being other than the usual :  additional, extra :  designed for a particular purpose or … Continue reading What Should Really Be “Special” in North Carolina

Something Those Lawmakers in Raleigh Fail to See About Our Schools

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I teach in a school of nearly 2400 students and am completing my twelfth year there. My daughter is about to finish her freshman year. She lets me ride to school with her because it makes me cool. I thank her everyday for that. Of course I follow our school's sports teams. It is a … Continue reading Something Those Lawmakers in Raleigh Fail to See About Our Schools

Renounce, Forest! Renounce! – An Open Letter to Dan Forest about His Slogan

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Dear Lt. Gov. Forest, On my way to and from the public school where I teach, I see collections of your campaign signs grouped together at certain interchanges that cleverly repeat a line made famous by the Oscar Award winning film Forrest Gump – “Run, Forrest! Run!” Take away an “r” and you have a … Continue reading Renounce, Forest! Renounce! – An Open Letter to Dan Forest about His Slogan

To The Wake County School Board – “Who do You Serve?”

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When you are the parent of a child with special needs, you tend to become a tad bit more hyper-vigilant when it comes to the laws surrounding the services  guarentted by law for children like mine. You also become very cognizant of what other families of children with special needs encounter and sometimes have to … Continue reading To The Wake County School Board – “Who do You Serve?”

Houston Says We Have a Problem In NC – Caps on IEP’s

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Today a persepctive posted by EdNC highlighted an interesting policy in NC about funding IEP's. It is very much worth the read if you want to know a little about having a special needs child in public schools - https://www.ednc.org/2017/08/07/blowing-lid-off-north-carolinas-iep-cap/ What follows is the text of a post I wrote about a year ago concerning … Continue reading Houston Says We Have a Problem In NC – Caps on IEP’s