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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Listen, I hear your apology and understand your frustration.  I have seen it hard to get families to understand the gravity of the IEP situation and their child's needs.  I didn't know you didn't teach in this area.  However, since you don't work in this area you have no idea [b]the kind of animal that the families living in the DC metro area are.[/b]  I will gladly work with Title 1 [b]over families of means that hire lawyers and advocates and harass special ed staff for more services[/b].  Now granted, some of these parents are wonderful and extremely involved (n a very good way) an write me wonderful thank you notes, [b]it just takes one or two bad ones that will sour you[/b].  I have had to sit in mediation and sit on trials because of some "involved" families along with the rest of my staff that took hours and days away from other students.  And it was not because we provided sub par services.
Usually my Title 1 families are LES.  Some are not though.  Since I now work directly in the home (as opposed to directly in the school) I am more familiar with their trials and tribulations.  And have had to call social workers and what not and do get frustrated with some of the things I see.  But do realized, the same folks who work in some of the pricier areas experience frustrations as well -  just a different type usually - and yes, social workers and what not have had to be called, just the same.

While I don' have a child with special needs I just work with them.  I can't imagine what it is like.  I truly admire those families that are involved, interested and work with the school system, and even question the school system in order to get the best for their child.  I have seen that in both families of means as well as title 1.[/quote]

So...generally speaking, DC area parents are animals, who harass you and demand unreasonable services? And, its okay that one or two "bad ones" can sour YOU, but not okay that families who have one or two bad IEP team experiences get soured? And when you have to sit in meetings and go to mediation or a trial, it is ALWAYS the fault of the families, because you NEVER have provided sub par services? I think you ought to listen to yourself and realize the amount of judgement and poor attitude you have toward your families. And trust me, we can FEEL it. We feel it in a tangible way, every single day.  Maybe that is why you dont get as many thank you notes as you do problems.     In my experiences over many many years of IEP teams, I have had those years where a particular staff person has been AMAZING, warm, empathetic, and doing everything they can to help and meet my kid's needs. But man, are there years where the IEP teams are animals. And mind you, animals with an ARMY of lawyers behind them in the form of a giant school system with on-retainer lawyers. But god forbid a family get a lawyer, too, right?
Maybe if you had an SN child, you might open up your mind a bit and expand your viewpoint.[/quote]

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