Exercise can be educational! and Pacing is our favorite Stim…
Right now there are so many cool options for exercising and learning at the same time. Being at home, no school, no social options, exercise on a treadmill seems to be an option. It's great when we can combine exercise and education. I'm lucky to have a treadmill that...
2e, What’s that?
Twice Exceptional is a phrase for someone that is special needs and also gifted. Twice exceptional is also known as 2e. From my experience these students tend to get passed over a lot. As a parent of a 2e student we frequently heard things like he's doing so well...
Homeschooling? Autism and the Break at our house.
When the break for the virus started our school decided at first to just give the students the first days off as Act of God days. My son's grade school was made an effort to start posting on Facebook and reaching out to the students. Letting them know that they were...
Parents too involved?
Our local news was just running a story about an area school having a book study program for parents that are 'too involved' in their children's school lives. I've heard the term helicopter parent and know that some parents go way overboard, just like some parent...
Teaching
Right now I'm working as a long term sub at a near by school. It's our local school district and the district is the one I went to school in when I was in school (and my dad as well as his family also)… So I have an allegiance to the school. That being said, after...