[blindkid] Private schools in Chicago area?

[Heather Breems]

Thank you both, this does make me feel better as I have found a private
preschool that sounds wonderful.  We will visit them on Friday to see if it
is truly a good fit.  They have no TVI's but seem to have everything else
our son needs, which I think will be more important for him at this stage
in his development.

Sincerely,
Heather

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 5:59 AM, Bernadette Jacobs <bernienfb75 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm with you all the way Denise!!!
>
> When we first put our Daughter Virginia into the public school just
> down the hill, the whole year went completely sour from beginning to
> end.  The TVI here for this end of Baltimore County???  TVI straight
> from Hell!!!  What a piece of work!!!  Because Virginia has some
> residual vision, there were lots of issues with her trying to look at
> the books rather than using her fingers to read the Braille.  When I
> recommended the good old "sleepshades..."  Then, Vierginia has a few
> behavioral issues, (without going into too much detail), and, of
> course, I suggested things and those fell on deaf ears as well.  Then,
> most importantly, there was the issue of Braille... How can you teach
> something to a child when you don't even know it yourself???  When you
> were too lazy, lazy, lazy, and incompetent to learn it in the first
> place...  Oh Glory!!!  Better get out of this soap box before I
> drown!!!  So, when we talk about having a completely incompetent TVI
> being worse than having none at all???  Got that right!!!  Take care
> and have a great day!!!
>
> Bernie
>
> On 8/6/12, Denise Robinson <deniserob at gmail.com> wrote:
> > You are correct when you say a bad TVI IS worse than no TVI at
> all......you
> > don't want him learning things that are wrong...undoing a bad habit is
> not a
> > good thing
> >
> > Denise M Robinson
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Aug 6, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Heather Breems <heatherbreems at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Everyone,
> >>
> >> No surprise and unfortunately not a new story, we are very unhappy with
> >> my
> >> blind preschoolers public school placement.  Long story short I know it
> >> will be a loosing battle with Chicago Public Schools to change anything
> >> and
> >> therefore I would like to find a private preschool for him that we would
> >> find a way to cover out of pocket.  I have heard good things about his
> >> possible K-6 placement in public schools, so I am willing to pay for a
> >> better preschool experience for him the next two years.  Does anyone
> have
> >> any insight about good private preschools that might be able
> >> to accommodate a blind child in the Chicago area?  I know he would
> >> probably
> >> not get a TVI, but the one he has now is so bad I think he is better off
> >> with any teacher.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> --
> >> Heather Breems
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Heather Breems