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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the other thread on CMI was getting off course.   Curious to hear from parents of typical kids (no IEP or SN) at CMI. Are you happy?  Do you feel like your kid is being challenged academically or are they getting shortchanged due to the high number of SN kids? according to previous thread at least 30% of kids have IEPs and a lot of the kids are on the austim spectrum. At no point was this mentioned as the founders mission during the open house. There is a lot of debate over how CMI successfully serves these two populations.   So I want to hear from parents in the upper grades of elem how you feel about the academics?  Is the school providing enough support for the SN kids so that your own kid is still getting adequate attention? How are behavioral issue dealt with in the classroom? I love the school, its on our short list but now that I am hearing from parents that the school is primarily geared toward specail needs/austistic children it may not be the best fit as our kid hits 2nd or 3rd grade and needs a lot more academic focus.[/quote]

I have a child on the autism spectrum, and I can [b]guarantee[/b] she is smarter than yours.  Probably nicer, too.

(I'm not nicer obviously, but I've learned to fight for kids like her against troglodytes like you.)  [/quote]

Goodness, where does your anger come from? frustration over your child or frustration that the school isn't serving your kid?   I think its a fair question given that so many parents piped in that CMI was always intended to serve SN kids but no mention at all is made of that as the mission at the open houses.   So now when parents ask questions you assume they are making a personal attack against your kid?  I am sorry for all you have dealt with, truly but raging against parent you don't know on an anonymous forum isn;t going to help your child or services for your child.  I hope that you find peace in your situation.[/quote]

NP here. I would guess her anger -- and my anger -- comes from the idea that a school that may be "primarily geared toward autistic children" is at odds with children who "need a lot more academic focus." My autistic child absolutely needs an academic focus and I take great offense at the idea that helping my child learn to play on the playground and learn above grade level math will somehow take away from your child's "academic focus."[/quote]

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