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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was a tough one because mcps doesn't support students. 
It shouldn't have been tough.
Spend your summer mentally and emotionally ally preparing for 3 worse years.
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MCPS supports students. MCPS doesn't coddle students. Teach your kid self-advocacy skills.[/quote]

Not all children are capable of learning to advocate for themselves but thank you for reinforcing the earlier post about mcps being a great place for students who don't need any help. [/quote]

I respectfully disagree as the parent of a SN child.  Unless they are acutely disabled every child can learn to advocate for themselves.

I’m not sure why anything a child can’t do is automatically the schools issue to fix and should be built into the curriculum.  When our child has an issue that requires self-advocacy we rehearse it at home, repeatedly, and give feedback so she can do better.  If she is writing an email we help her think through how to identify a specific ask and articulate it respectfully and clearly.

It took practice and work and now she is good at it.  You are right it doesn’t come without effort but parents can and should intervene when necessary.[/quote]

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