Comments for ankle biters anonymous http://abanonymous.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:39:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Beating “The Crabbies” by Liza http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/beating-the-crabbies/#comment-136 Liza Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:39:03 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/beating-the-crabbies/#comment-136 The topic is quite hot in the net at the moment. What do you pay the most attention to when choosing what to write about? The topic is quite hot in the net at the moment. What do you pay the most attention to when choosing what to write about?

]]> Comment on Welcome to Holland by Katie http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/welcome-to-holland/#comment-135 Katie Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:24:53 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-135 Hi Emily, I am an aspiring Special Education teacher. I agree with you that "Going to Holland" is a valuable piece of work that provides professionals, teachers, and others who work with children with special needs and their families a better sense of understanding. My professor of a collaboration course read this aloud to our class. It really gave me a chance to put myself in the parent's shoes. While, I already empathize for what families with children with disabilities go through, it opened my eyes to how the life changing event initially affects parents. This is definitely a story I will share with general educators, school psychologists, and other professionals and parents I work with in the future. I also wanted to get your input of how your child's teachers have supported him/her for the future. I am currently student teaching, and realize that the school I am in does not teach as much self-determination skills to students with disabilities as they should. Does your child know about his/her disability? Does he or her participate in the IEP process? I would really like an unbiased parents opinion. Thanks : ) Hi Emily,

I am an aspiring Special Education teacher. I agree with you that “Going to Holland” is a valuable piece of work that provides professionals, teachers, and others who work with children with special needs and their families a better sense of understanding. My professor of a collaboration course read this aloud to our class. It really gave me a chance to put myself in the parent’s shoes. While, I already empathize for what families with children with disabilities go through, it opened my eyes to how the life changing event initially affects parents. This is definitely a story I will share with general educators, school psychologists, and other professionals and parents I work with in the future.

I also wanted to get your input of how your child’s teachers have supported him/her for the future. I am currently student teaching, and realize that the school I am in does not teach as much self-determination skills to students with disabilities as they should. Does your child know about his/her disability? Does he or her participate in the IEP process? I would really like an unbiased parents opinion.

Thanks : )

]]> Comment on Preschool Education in other cultures by Hintyteetsmari http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/preschool-education-in-other-cultures/#comment-134 Hintyteetsmari Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:29:07 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-134 Brilliant! Brilliant!

]]> Comment on Talk radio I will actually pay attention to.. by Pat http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/talk-radio-i-will-actually-pay-attention-to/#comment-131 Pat Thu, 22 May 2008 17:35:10 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-131 Nice post! Are you familiar with Parents as Teachers? It provides child development information for parents through personal visits so everything is customized for your child. www.parentsasteachers.org Nice post! Are you familiar with Parents as Teachers? It provides child development information for parents through personal visits so everything is customized for your child. http://www.parentsasteachers.org

]]> Comment on The power of song by haines64 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/the-power-of-song/#comment-130 haines64 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:57:11 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-130 This website is so wonderful! Thanks so much for posting about it. I will definately be including it as a resource for my field experiences and when I have my own classroom. I really love how the site divides up the song by the content areas and categories. Not only are there so many to choose from, but the site is easy to access (which is always a plus when trying to find resources quickly). Great find! This website is so wonderful! Thanks so much for posting about it. I will definately be including it as a resource for my field experiences and when I have my own classroom. I really love how the site divides up the song by the content areas and categories. Not only are there so many to choose from, but the site is easy to access (which is always a plus when trying to find resources quickly). Great find!

]]> Comment on Parents of Non-disabled Children in the Inclusion Classroom: Addressing Concerns by haines64 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/parents-with-non-diabled-children-in-the-inclusion-classroom-addressing-the-concerns/#comment-129 haines64 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:33:56 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/parents-with-non-diabled-children-in-the-inclusion-classroom-addressing-the-concerns/#comment-129 You made some really great points here! With inclusion being so highly valued now, the focus on being advocates for the parents of children with disabilities always seems to be the main focus. And while this advocacy is important, it is still very important to remember to include and help the families of students who did not have disabilites. You made some really great points here! With inclusion being so highly valued now, the focus on being advocates for the parents of children with disabilities always seems to be the main focus. And while this advocacy is important, it is still very important to remember to include and help the families of students who did not have disabilites.

]]> Comment on A Poem for Authentic Learning by zimmer67 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/a-poem-for-authentic-learning/#comment-128 zimmer67 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:07:33 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-128 This is really cute and really captures the structure of developmentally appropriate practices. This is really cute and really captures the structure of developmentally appropriate practices.

]]> Comment on Beating “The Crabbies” by zimmer67 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/beating-the-crabbies/#comment-127 zimmer67 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:04:39 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/beating-the-crabbies/#comment-127 i agree with kimberly. This is a really innovative idea and if it is proven to work I would instantly use it in my classroom. "The crabbies" as they put it, are a big issue in preschool especially if its a half a day preschool because the kids either got woken up early to come or come right after their nap. Either way it means there will be crabby kids. I hope this method turns out to be effective i agree with kimberly. This is a really innovative idea and if it is proven to work I would instantly use it in my classroom. “The crabbies” as they put it, are a big issue in preschool especially if its a half a day preschool because the kids either got woken up early to come or come right after their nap. Either way it means there will be crabby kids. I hope this method turns out to be effective

]]> Comment on Parents of Non-disabled Children in the Inclusion Classroom: Addressing Concerns by zimmer67 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/parents-with-non-diabled-children-in-the-inclusion-classroom-addressing-the-concerns/#comment-126 zimmer67 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:01:45 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/parents-with-non-diabled-children-in-the-inclusion-classroom-addressing-the-concerns/#comment-126 this is an excellent post and very relevant to classrooms today. I looked at the site and found it very helpful, especially as the basis for knowledge before having your first conferences with parents of children inan inclusion classroom. The types of concerns addressed will surely arise in some form and then you will be prepared. I love the Sesame Workshop, there is a multitude of helpful information all over their site. this is an excellent post and very relevant to classrooms today. I looked at the site and found it very helpful, especially as the basis for knowledge before having your first conferences with parents of children inan inclusion classroom. The types of concerns addressed will surely arise in some form and then you will be prepared. I love the Sesame Workshop, there is a multitude of helpful information all over their site.

]]> Comment on The Importance of Teaching Before Assigning by zimmer67 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/the-importance-of-teaching-before-assigning/#comment-125 zimmer67 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:59:23 +0000 http://abanonymous.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/the-importance-of-teaching-before-assigning/#comment-125 if they don't learn at a young age they will surely be in for a rude awakening when they hit middle school. From observations I have seen kids being taught about cheating but not about plagiarizing. They are equally important and like you said, should definitely be addressed as soon as an assignment can give way to plagiarizing information if they don’t learn at a young age they will surely be in for a rude awakening when they hit middle school. From observations I have seen kids being taught about cheating but not about plagiarizing. They are equally important and like you said, should definitely be addressed as soon as an assignment can give way to plagiarizing information

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