[blparent] email from school

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Honestly, you sound quite adversarial in your dealings with the school. 
Whatever you decide to do, you might want to consider softening your tone 
and trying to deal with everyone as pleasantly and professionally as 
possible.  That way you always leave a good impression, and you never know 
when you'll need allies in your corner.  Also, always carefully proofread 
your e-mails, especially when you are sending notes about teaching your 
child.  Your e-mail had a spelling error and several punctuation problems 
which, along with its hostile tone, most likely detracted a lot from what 
you intended to say.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Dianna via blparent
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 11:18 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: [blparent] email from school

Here is what the head of school had to say.  She makes her school look bad
and my theory is if they can't believe in the learning coaches then how can
they teach their students to believe in themselves even if they have a
disability.  They decided to work with me on some level anyway since one of
the admin staff stood up for me and said he believed in me and my abilities.
I am very determined to make it work for my child and I.  We may decide
something different in a few years, but right now she needs this.



Diana-

This program requires a parent to read and do the work with the child.
Children cannot just work through the program on their own. It requires the
parent to work through each lesson with the child  daily and it takes the
child and parent 5 hours a day on average working together to complete the
work.

I will have Ms. Tucker follow up with you tomorrow to discuss in detail how
this works.

Here is my reply.



I understand all of this I am not stupid.  I have no intentions of my child
doing her work alone.  That would defeat the whole point of wanting to
school her this way.  It would make no since either.   I use a screen reader
program to read my screen.  She just happens to know how to use a mouse
already which makes us get to places faster and she will be able to log in
one  computer while I read on the other since she needs a screen and I do
not.  I close my screen half the time.  I can hear as well.  I heard the
requirements and expectations in orientation.  I also signed them.  My
signature counts for something and I uphold what I sign.  I also can read
books if I have them brailed as well as scanned print with a scanning
program on my computer as well as my iPhone.  This will give me a reason to
totally learn my iPhone scanning program that I have.





From: Biasbas, Amy [mailto:agbiasbas at k12.com]





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