My son's teacher made him redo an assignment this weekend of making a mosaic - literally tearing pieces of paper up and gluing them to another paper to make an identifiable picture. His first one had only three pieces that remained glued to the paper, and the teacher gave him a zero. This is so in violation of his IEP, but this year has been so tough that we're at the whatever stage.
And your question points exactly to why my son's year has been so hard - it has focused completely on what he can't do, not giving him opportunities to shine with what he can do.
You've inspired me to go be a gentle but persistent thorn in the side of the administration until they're willing to make some better options available for next year.
