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I was so busy dealing with kid's Valentine stuff, I completely forgot to get Valentines for the adults in my life. Par for the course these days. Sorry about the oversight.
But I didn't get an LJ valentine. Not only did the five people I nominated not pick me (or did not participate), no one else did either. I wish ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
brian1789 hadn't talked me out of sending him one. He could have used it.
I don't know why I feel unhappy about this (Not majorly, only in a mild, "Gee whiz" wistful sort of way.) I don't even like Valentine's Day. Maybe because I was using it to tell several people what I think of them (since I lack the courage to actually tell them myself) and it did not work out.
I did not really expect anyone othe than the few I nominated to nominate me, so it isn't a surprise.
brian1789 hadn't talked me out of sending him one. He could have used it.I don't know why I feel unhappy about this (Not majorly, only in a mild, "Gee whiz" wistful sort of way.) I don't even like Valentine's Day. Maybe because I was using it to tell several people what I think of them (since I lack the courage to actually tell them myself) and it did not work out.
I did not really expect anyone othe than the few I nominated to nominate me, so it isn't a surprise.
The district has gotten a part-time aide for D. Hurray! This should alleviate the pressure being put on his classroom teacher, who is getting grief from some of the parents about how much time she spends on D.
( My theory as to why the teacher is getting grief )
In any case, it is a very good thing that D. has an aide. We have been fighting the district for a year for this. He is academically pretty much at grade level, and we are seriously concerned that if we move him into a special day class, which is what the district would prefer that we do, it would hurt him academically. We are also worried that, far from helping him be more able to function independently, the special day class would make the situation worse. (The aide is mostly needed for behavioral issues.) His therapist has been urging us all along to keep him in a mainstream class if he can keep up academically. His classroom teacher said to me recently that his behavior has improved to the point where she think it may be possible for him to be in a mainstream class for at least part of the day in fourth grade -- something we were told two months ago was probably not going to be possible.
( My theory as to why the teacher is getting grief )
In any case, it is a very good thing that D. has an aide. We have been fighting the district for a year for this. He is academically pretty much at grade level, and we are seriously concerned that if we move him into a special day class, which is what the district would prefer that we do, it would hurt him academically. We are also worried that, far from helping him be more able to function independently, the special day class would make the situation worse. (The aide is mostly needed for behavioral issues.) His therapist has been urging us all along to keep him in a mainstream class if he can keep up academically. His classroom teacher said to me recently that his behavior has improved to the point where she think it may be possible for him to be in a mainstream class for at least part of the day in fourth grade -- something we were told two months ago was probably not going to be possible.
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