-=> Quoting Desiree Louvre to Regina Finan <=-
 DL> We have been thinking now about private schooling. At my son's last
 DL> review meeting it became evident that the public school system couldn't
 DL> feed him academically fast enough. I fear that if he is continued to
 DL> slow down in this way he will get bored and lose interest. So far he
 DL> *loves* school and actually has a fit if he has to stay home sick!
 
 I think my daughter would have been that way.  She was starting to get
 bored.  The school district really didn't have a gifted program.  They
 would have had to promote her a grade and that is not what she would have
 needed.  Now the school district I am in now does.  They have another
 school they ship the kids to.  
 RF> But because we insist on them seeing that they fight tooth and nail.
 RF> The year 2000 is only 3 years away.  I don't think you are going to
 RF> see massive improvements, but I will say I do see some changes taken
 RF> place.  I think it is going to take another 10 years until that
 RF> generation of educational bureaucrats are replaced by the more
 RF> knowledgable and aware educators.
 DL> I'm hoping it doesn't take that long... but by then our children will
 DL> be conditioned by the present school system. I have decided I will do
 DL> all I can through and with CHADD to change the school system, sooner
 DL> rather than later.
 
 With the organization in the city I would presume that they will be able
 to help.  We have an advocate group here.  Not exactly in the city, but
 near.  They are looking for more volunteers.  I wanted to join, but things
 right now just got too busy.  I do want to join though.  There training
 program is for two months, twice a week.  You become a parent advocate
 for schools, hospitals, and support person to do some in home support.
 I think all they would probably need to teach me is about the law and
 I have most of that down myself.  I am a support person already to a
 few.  My husbands laughs as I get on the phone and sometimes have to
 talk a parent down from all the stress for 2 hours.  Not that he laughs
 at them just that I give so much and I generally hate to talk on the phone.
 I only stay on the phone that long for support.  Otherwise I am off the
 phone in 5 minutes.
 DL> With alot of work by parents is the only way it can change.
 Yeah, when I gave up on the school system and decided to homeschool I was
 still pretty naive on how to fight them.  I'm not now.  In some ways I
 wish I hadn't given up, but then again I love homeschooling my kids so
 maybe I would have ended up doing it anyway.
 Regina
... All I need is a Wave and a board to surf it on.
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