A parent of a child with special needs: You must speak up
I wrote last week about a noted psychologist’s growing concern with the pathologizing of “normal” boy behaviors. I received a lot of responses from parents who had resisted advice to medicate their...
View ArticleSince states including Georgia won’t ban paddling, the feds might do it
Corporal punishment in schools is on the front burner in many places this month, including Congress where U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) plans to introduce legislation to ban the use of physical...
View ArticleI wouldn’t just rehire this Cobb special ed teacher; I would erect a statue...
This reader response to an AJC article on special education teachers in Cobb ended up on my desk where I read it in amazement. Teacher Shannon Bryant sounds extraordinary. Read this letter from parent...
View ArticleThe strong policy focus on struggling students shortchanges the gifted...
Folks, To quote my colleague Jim Galloway, I have “gone fishing” this week. (I have actually gone hiking.) I will have no computer access, but am posting some great stuff in advance, including this...
View ArticleGeorgia Cyber Academy responds to state board special ed concerns: DOE didn’t...
In light of the state board of education concerns about Georgia Cyber Academy, I asked the director of the online charter school to make a statement. Here is a response from head of school Matt Arkin:...
View ArticleInterested in dyslexia? Consider this Twitter event tonight.
I was asked to spread the word about this event, which does not require getting up from your couch and driving across town: The National Center for Learning Disabilities is hosting a Twitter chat...
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