tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.comments2021-02-02T12:52:35.434-08:00Learning To FlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-19789078718089966912016-03-11T10:54:15.982-08:002016-03-11T10:54:15.982-08:00And he would have appreciated it very much. Someti...And he would have appreciated it very much. Sometimes it's the little things. Thank you for the comment.TeacherCreaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457482970900865706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-29877866070670523542016-03-09T04:50:56.560-08:002016-03-09T04:50:56.560-08:00So sad... but good that you still support him with...So sad... but good that you still support him with letters. I remember when I was a lawyer visiting a client of 16 in YOI on his birthday so I took a card- it was the only one he got.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750726337315628553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-47656203293414261592015-12-13T08:11:49.468-08:002015-12-13T08:11:49.468-08:00Just found you because of something else (brillian...Just found you because of something else (brilliant) that you posted and happened upon this slightly older post. Could not let it pass without commenting.<br /><br />You might be just right - you will be there for the meltdowns and the emergencies, but actually that's part of being a 'normal' Mum. You are giving him the roots he should have been given by someone else, and the all-important wings to be able to function without you. I did give birth to my lot...but my aim is to do just what you have clearly done - to teach them to live without me and to know they can come running back to me whenever the proverbial hits the fan. <br /><br />In our case those fly-by-nights and fair-weather relationships may be friends, boyfriends, employers etc etc., and very clearly your boy has had a much tougher ride so far than my girls. <br /><br />Otherwise we are the same, both with one eye on the phone. That's a class act bigkid255 - be proud! SuJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10766604985791822199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-36501641520747068762015-09-19T09:03:13.632-07:002015-09-19T09:03:13.632-07:00Yes lack of support can be very difficult too. I h...Yes lack of support can be very difficult too. I have a lovely Year 8 boy in one class who has a statement for ADHD and should always have an LSA in class with him. currently he does not as we are three support staff short and he is not of greatest need. Difficult for all of us but until the recruitment process finds us some new blood we will muddle through :) TeacherCreaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457482970900865706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-41221185613223416192015-09-19T08:55:58.510-07:002015-09-19T08:55:58.510-07:00I can relate to so much of this! My first job was ...I can relate to so much of this! My first job was as a classroom Music teacher in a busy high school with over 1800 pupils, including a 6th form. For year 7 they had a rotation system where children swapped from Music to Dance every half term. The first year 7 parents evening was just after half term, so parents would expect me to know their children (who had been at the school over two months) and I might have seen them once in a class of 30 for one hour. It was embarrassing not to know the children, especially if their parents brought them along and I still didn't recognise them. Additionally, as a teacher of a 'non-core' subject, I would find that children's support staff were not available for my lessons. My first year as an NQT I had a Y7 Music class with two profoundly deaf children, and no support of any kind. It was a steep learning curve for all of us and I'm sure those children did not get the very best they could have had that year.Rebecca Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323122949121536943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-6805377463182890022015-05-04T01:04:04.296-07:002015-05-04T01:04:04.296-07:00Thank you! We deal with opposite ends don't we...Thank you! We deal with opposite ends don't we, so to speak...TeacherCreaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457482970900865706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-71617874442010002732015-05-03T15:59:26.200-07:002015-05-03T15:59:26.200-07:00I really love your insights into your end of the s...I really love your insights into your end of the system - great post.Rebecca Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323122949121536943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-58279469919124808692015-04-30T15:16:10.708-07:002015-04-30T15:16:10.708-07:00I'm glad you linked - I like to read as many p...I'm glad you linked - I like to read as many perspectives as possible, and yours is certainly an interesting one to me and many others I'm sure. I, too, long for an education system that allows teachers to do more to meet the needs of individuals but can't really see how it could be done except in isolated pockets like the excellent example you mentioned.Rebecca Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323122949121536943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-15782610316857463172015-04-29T08:05:55.486-07:002015-04-29T08:05:55.486-07:00Thank you for your lovely comments Sarah. I wasn&#...Thank you for your lovely comments Sarah. I wasn't sure if linking to WASO was the right thing, not being an adopter, so I am glad to have had a positive response. <br /><br />Some PRUs do a good job of reintegrating children back into the mainstream, I realise my own experience of our local one is heavily biased! I wish all the best to you and your sonTeacherCreaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457482970900865706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-77855133139663371942015-04-29T08:00:32.128-07:002015-04-29T08:00:32.128-07:00Your post nearly made me cry for so many reasons. ...Your post nearly made me cry for so many reasons. Because education is so hard for our children and because I also see how hard they must be to teach. Because my son has been at a PRU throughout his current school year and because I really wanted him to go to a special school like the one you mention, however the LA won't support that decision at the moment(long story). Thank you so much for writing this and linking to #WASO and I really hope you continue to link up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561624089930362726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-38646633720867359872015-04-26T07:33:02.351-07:002015-04-26T07:33:02.351-07:00Oh I should have mentioned that I have been readin...Oh I should have mentioned that I have been reading your blog, even before you commented here. It's great, keep at it :)TeacherCreaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457482970900865706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-37817755799800946792015-04-26T07:32:10.966-07:002015-04-26T07:32:10.966-07:00Thank you for your comment. I love teaching but on...Thank you for your comment. I love teaching but one-size-fits-all education isn't working, in my opinion. It certainly hasn't worked for "my boys." I have no idea what the answer is though!TeacherCreaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457482970900865706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-31703206504226762952015-04-26T03:10:52.161-07:002015-04-26T03:10:52.161-07:00I was a foster child and now I'm a teacher. Ev...I was a foster child and now I'm a teacher. Everything you have written strikes a chord with me. Brilliant! <br />http://livingworldsedge.blogspot.co.uk/The Authorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030791919549583999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-56436576419726223032014-11-16T14:33:39.186-08:002014-11-16T14:33:39.186-08:00Thank you Sandra. It has its moments :)Thank you Sandra. It has its moments :)TeacherCreaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457482970900865706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1284705558145732391.post-58664752310127781322014-11-13T05:41:10.311-08:002014-11-13T05:41:10.311-08:00I call it worthwhile. Very. Well done you.I call it worthwhile. Very. Well done you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com