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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Those self-advocacy skills

or, are you a victim or a survivor?

Student came in at 5:57 (on the clock that's 3 minutes slow). She needs to use technology to help her finish tomorrow morning's assighment. Of course, she has never used it - she doesn't even really know what it is.
Folks, you don't come in after hours and hope somebody can drop everything and train you on something entirely new for something that is due tomorrow. You had the disability when classes began. If you are in high school and you have a learning disability, and you want to succeed in college, don't settle for "there's software." Do what you can to know the software before you get there.
Transition is tricky, folks. She wasn't fresh out of high school, so I can't say she was accustomed to her IEP caseworker clearing her path - but she certainly hadn't acquired those skills or the "what can *I* do *now* ?" attitude. Fits in with the "hourly employee vs. manager" metaphor.
And in comes student B, who took a nap after she got her daughter off to school after working 'til 4:30 a.m. She'll be back after class to finish what hasn't been done.

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