[blindkid] Aid in classroom?

[Rosina Solano]

Okay, I have a rather long question here.  My son is in 6th grade.  I am trying to figure out ways to "wean" his aid from his classroom.  When I talked to his teachers recently, they all expressed total support of his aid in the classroom.  They would say things like, "I don't know what I would do if she wasn't here.  She does all kids of things for him!"
 
Okay, I knew that his aid was in classroom part of the time.  I did not realize how much.  What is a good age to get rid of the aid in the classroom.  I mean he needs to be doing these things for himself.  He is a great student, very smart, and everyone is amazed at what he can do.  So I say, he can do more.  He dosen't need an aid to do things for him.  How do we go about slowly taking her away, without totally abandoning him all at once?
 
Rosina