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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So tell us, did you see the tests yet?[/quote]

OP here - Nope.  It seems they have difficulty carving out the time to show them to my daughter and I in one sitting.  The meetings need to be with the teacher and the department chair so the only options are on multiple days which I cannot do because I do have a job.  I will keep trying next week. [/quote]

[b]So let your DD do it. She needs to learn to self advocate. Once she gets to college this will be a critical skill. We worked hard on this with my DC in high school and it was successful. She learned to review tests, meet with teachers[/b] to cover things she was having trouble with, etc. [/quote]

Precisely!  Your child is in high school.  It's time for HER to take the responsibility.  She'll appreciate that you see her as mature enough to do it, and as the PP said, it's a critical skill.  I'll add that it's not only critical for college, but for LIFE.[/quote]

My daughter had a Spanish test and an English test during the time period the Assistant Principal scheduled.  My daughter chose to take the assessments so she didn't fall behind.  She had asked the meeting to be rescheduled at a time she doesn't lose two academic classes.

You are also an ass who knows nothing about children with disabilities.  Hence, I second the PP who questioned why a person like you is in education.  The issue we are trying to solve by reviewing the exams is that my daughter needs to learn better test taking strategies and preparedness.  Reviewing the tests with different Department heads who are not familiar with her disability isn't going to give her that type of feedback.  Maybe reviewing the test with someone from the Special Education department, but I was told by the Assistant Principal that her Special Education coordinator could not view her exams so that option is out.  Also, if I want to see the tests and she wants to see the tests, the school wants us to come in together.  They don't want to have 10 meetings instead of the 5.

And yes, to put food on the table and pay the mortgage, I do have to work.  I am willing to take time off from work but like most people, I have to get permission from my supervisor and have to preschedule these things.  The time period they gave me with less than 24 hours notice would mean I would have to commute into DC in the morning, commute out for the meeting, then commute back into DC after the meeting at about 1 hour trip each way.  I had meetings and deadlines at work that I could not reschedule on short notice, so I asked for another appointment with the school.[/quote]

I bolded my response above. Just to clarify I am not a teacher and my DD does have LDs and ADHD so we've been dealing with these issues for years. I should have made that clear. But we really did find that being able to self advocate was important. And once she got to college there is very little assistance - it's all about what you ask for. Her psych and special Ed advisor all encouraged her to take the lead.

I thought you said earlier the teacher meetings were during lunch? [/quote]

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