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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child was having issues so we had an evaluator sit in the classroom.

They evaluator had a list of 5 things for the teacher (not the child, not the parent) to change.[/quote]

You paid a person to tell you your kid was perfect and it was all the teacher at fault?  Got it. [/quote]

No I paid a person to tell me my child was dyslexic.

When she observed the classroom she made suggestions to the teacher (and principal). The design of the desks, the order of the classes, the use of the board vs lecture, etc.

The teacher wasn’t as defensive as you she used all the suggestions to make her classroom a better environment for learning.

But you fo demonstrate his the teacher can be the problem and simple suggestions to improve are net with hostility.[/quote]

I’m left wondering how the teacher accommodated all of these suggestions that directly benefit your child while simultaneously supporting all of the other children in the class.

Also, you need to realize how your initial statement sounds to a teacher. Teachers have to take responsibility for everything. They are used to hearing “simple suggestions” from their administrators, from parents, and from anybody else who spends 2 seconds in their classrooms. Often these suggestions contradict.[/quote]

This is a neat encapsulation of what happens:

Teacher: Your child has big problems!!
Parent: OK, we got an evaluation and this is what they need in the classroom. 
Teacher: That’s not possible!! Only kids with IEPs get that
Parent: OK give us the IEP
Admins: Not possible! Your child doesn’t have a disability that require special education. 
Parent: Here, talk to our lawyer
Admins: Ok here is your IEP
Teacher: (Doesn’t implement IEP)
Teacher: Your child has big problems!
Parent: I know. Did you follow the IEP?
Teacher: I don’t have the resources
Other Parents: Why does that bad kid get all the resources? It’s so unfair!

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