It sounds like you were really positive but she is a caring teacher who might be a little pushed to her limits right now. I am the worst so far at advocacy. I can empathize but I'm not the best for advice. Last year, I helped with a Cart Art class and I could really see the different levels in my DS 1st Grade class. Some kids didn't know how to crease a folded piece of paper and my DS has been doing origami for 3 years. That's so hard. I could see how this would apply to many subjects.
I would suggest for a advocacy plan to set up a special conference for situations you want to address like this.
In our school the conference is 15 mins. per child and most of the time is showing me work that I already see everyday, so with that I learn nothing new. The work is not hard for my kids. I might get 5 mins. to ask a question and get an answer. I could imagine how it would feel to try and get thru all the student's parents within a week after a long demanding school day.
Last edited by onthegomom; 11/14/09 07:19 AM.
