Comments on: Homeschooling and special needs http://learningathome.freedomblogging.com/2008/05/08/homeschooling-and-special-needs/ Tools and tips for homeschooling parents Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Sunniemom http://learningathome.freedomblogging.com/2008/05/08/homeschooling-and-special-needs/#comment-591 Sunniemom Thu, 08 May 2008 21:07:35 +0000 http://learningathome.freedomblogging.com/2008/05/08/homeschooling-and-special-needs/#comment-591 <i>Homeschooling a child with special needs provides a way to shelter a child, to a certain extent, from bullying and from interacting with kids who pass along negative behaviors.</i> I remember a girl that came to my elementary school in 6th grade named Sherry. I don't know what specific problem she had- maybe mild Downes. She was a very happy girl, and I think I was the only person who was nice to her and would play with her at recess. Kids called her names and tried to trick her into doing weird and gross things. I let everyone know on no uncertain terms that I would do serious bodily harm to anyone who hurt her. I may have been the smallest kid in my class, but I wore those hard saddle oxfords and could kick like a bull seeing red. That was such a great social experience for both of us. It taught us...... I am not sure what it taught us... Why would a school take a girl who was mentally in the third grade and deposit her in 6th because she was 12 years old? Homeschooling a child with special needs provides a way to shelter a child, to a certain extent, from bullying and from interacting with kids who pass along negative behaviors.

I remember a girl that came to my elementary school in 6th grade named Sherry. I don’t know what specific problem she had- maybe mild Downes. She was a very happy girl, and I think I was the only person who was nice to her and would play with her at recess. Kids called her names and tried to trick her into doing weird and gross things. I let everyone know on no uncertain terms that I would do serious bodily harm to anyone who hurt her. I may have been the smallest kid in my class, but I wore those hard saddle oxfords and could kick like a bull seeing red.

That was such a great social experience for both of us. It taught us…… I am not sure what it taught us…

Why would a school take a girl who was mentally in the third grade and deposit her in 6th because she was 12 years old?

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