his teacher is seeing ds in terms of how SHE is structured...Auditory-sequential. In the beginning of the year, I and psychologist in gifted kids, had given her several "helpful" handouts on visual-spatial learners. Doesn't dear teacher REMEMBER this??!!?? lol
Well....if the idea of being "differently organized" doesn't fit into the sequence of beliefs, perhaps the idea and all of the supporting materials were discarded? I've noticed that my sequential friends are much better at tossing things out than I am. Then again....my more sequential friends would say I've never recieved anything I didn't think I'd want to see again later
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Seriously though...I think we place such cultural emphasis on the supremacy of physical organization that organization has come to be seen as a virtue rather than a trait, where as we place the strengths of visual-spatial learners in the category of a "mere" trait or talent.
FWIW, I do think that kids need to learn organizational skills, but the consequences of late assignments should be logical. The only way it should impact the enrichment is if the assignments are FOR the enrichment and/or the enrichment happens to offered during a time all students are normally in a study hall situation making up late/missed work.
