| It is likely in the best interest of your child to not | | | | teachers that seem tired or short tempered. Parents |
| believe everything a school's special education | | | | should talk often with their children's teachers, in |
| department tells you about your child. Now this is not | | | | order to determine their ability to deal with children |
| to say that our local schools are not absolutely | | | | with learning disabilities. On occasion there are |
| dedicated to our children, because that may be. | | | | teachers who have become so stressed in the |
| However, it is certain that not all of those who work | | | | working environment that they are no longer |
| within the special needs arena are equally as | | | | effective as teachers. If a parent sees any of these |
| dedicated. A parent should always question the | | | | warning signs it is their personal responsibility to |
| findings that affect their child especially within the | | | | inform both the school district and other parents of |
| special education department of your child's school. | | | | the concern. |
| Not all are created equal. If there is an outcome that | | | | Parents with Special needs children should always |
| you disagree with, by all means, argue and don't stop | | | | keep in formed, not only for their children, but for |
| until the school satisfies your request or you are | | | | those parents that are within their childs education |
| convinced that they are right. | | | | plan. Parents of Special Needs children should |
| There are occasions today where schools are | | | | collaborate together, within the local school, and keep |
| desperate to fill desks within their Special Needs | | | | one another informed about national, state, and local |
| program, in order to maintain sufficient funding. This is | | | | issues regarding their children's education. Often the |
| not as bad as it used to be, but still it occurs and can | | | | stress of raising a severely disabled child, or even a |
| create issues that parents need to keep an eye out | | | | slightly learning disabled child can take a toll on a |
| for. The outcome of a poorly funded special needs | | | | family. This is why it is a good idea to become good |
| program are easily observed. Some of the signs that | | | | friends with the parents of your child's classmates. |
| a parent needs to look out for are: classroom wall art | | | | This can not only insure some sanity during |
| that may be a few years old; inequitable learning | | | | difficulties, but assist greatly in assuring that the |
| situations such as the difference in learning materials | | | | school not try to skimp on an educational program. |
| between a regular and special Ed classroom and finally | | | | |