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    ColinsMum #115161 10/31/11 01:52 AM
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    Hearing all of these reminds me of my mental list of things NOT to say during the parent-teacher conference. My favorite:

    "Well, if you're going to continue to teach 'the cat sat on the mat,' could you at least open the windowshade so he'll have something interesting to look at?"

    ColinsMum #115163 10/31/11 02:28 AM
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    "2e is a comfort phrase for parents who have a hard time accepting a SpEd child."
    "2e means consulting with the classroom, not direct services."
    "If she wouldn't get upset when she is frustrated, we would consider alternatives."

    ColinsMum #115164 10/31/11 03:04 AM
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    "You can't identify a gifted child until the 3rd grade."

    MumOfThree #115166 10/31/11 04:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by MumOfThree
    "The other children will do the extension work, but she isn't interested in that either"

    BINGO! lol! ugh!!!!


    I get excited when the library lets me know my books are ready for pickup...
    Mamabear #115167 10/31/11 04:45 AM
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    Originally Posted by Mamabear
    "2e is a comfort phrase for parents who have a hard time accepting a SpEd child."

    My jaw dropped reading this. What did you say???????

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    remalew #115169 10/31/11 05:04 AM
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    Originally Posted by remalew
    "Talking to you as a mother, not a teacher, don't you think that you have just given him too much too soon?"

    Oh yes - have I heard that one. And the ancillary, "he has been exposed to inappropriate materials for his age."

    OrangeFish #115170 10/31/11 05:24 AM
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    Originally Posted by OrangeFish
    Originally Posted by remalew
    "Talking to you as a mother, not a teacher, don't you think that you have just given him too much too soon?"

    Oh yes - have I heard that one. And the ancillary, "he has been exposed to inappropriate materials for his age."

    *snicker* This reminds me of the time my dad had me read aloud from one of his college engineering texts for his friends. I was 4 probably. Then I explained what I just read...lol!


    I get excited when the library lets me know my books are ready for pickup...
    ColinsMum #115174 10/31/11 07:26 AM
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    "All children are gifted in our school district."

    ColinsMum #115176 10/31/11 07:39 AM
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    "Everyone thinks their child is a genius."

    ColinsMum #115180 10/31/11 08:28 AM
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    "These early readers may be able to decode the words, but they really don't have the comprehension."

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