Surviving the System: Resolution Time

Friday, January 8, 2010

Resolution Time

Why has it been so long since I’ve written a post? There are plenty of interesting things going on kid-wise and school-wise. I’ve been struggling with putting things on this blog that are too personal when talking about my kids. They’re all over 10yo and although none qualify as “mature adults” they should expect a certain amount of respect from their mom.

That, and the fact that the holidays are always crazy.

Enough excuses. Time to man-up (horribly sexist phrase - makes me cringe) as a fellow blogger said. I don’t think there’s any reason I can’t post daily this year. Maybe the posts will be shorter and a little less thought out, but I’m setting a goal of 300 posts in 2010.

Wish me luck.

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AnonymousJanuary 9, 2010 at 12:37 AM
I hope you blog more. I am always interested in your thoughts.
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About this blog

This will be anonymous because schools can be pretty political, but hopefully constructive. My eldest child entered Kindergarten 16 years ago and I figure I've got another 4.5 years until my youngest finishes. By this fall between the three children we've been enrolled in eight different schools. There have been CST meetings, IEP meetings, PTO meetings, PTA meetings, fund raisers and vast quantities of homework. We are in public schools because we believe that justice starts with a decent free education for all and if I want decent public education being personally involved is the first step.

Glossary and Acronym List

Autism Spectrum - the spread of behaviors that define autistics. The primary areas are difficulties with communication, social interactions and change/lack of order. You can see the official diagnosis criteria here.
CST - Child Support Team, a group (including parents) that meets when a student is having difficulties
ESY - Extended School Year. In our experience, related to special needs kids who go to school over breaks because there will be significant regression in skills over the break if they weren't in a school setting.
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education. This is the right of every American child, but is usually a term about creating or finding a learning environment that works for a special needs student.
IEP - Individualized Education Plan. A written plan of goals and ways to achieve them. Typically for special needs students
PTO & PTA - Parent Teacher Organization & Association
SST - Student Support Team, I guess this is the new term that replaces CST