Comments for philosophographlux™ http://www.lefave.net dominic le fave Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on No Child Left Behind and Special Education Explained by Brian B. http://www.lefave.net/uncategorized/181/#comment-73 Brian B. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:28:00 +0000 http://www.lefave.net/?p=181#comment-73 Bery informative!  Thanks :).  Here is the problem with the NCLB and AYP concept.  Our students with special learning needs aren't on grade level to begin with, yet are expected to pass a grade level standard assessment with Mastery or better.  See the problem? How can a child who reads and comprehends on a 3rd grade level but is physically in the 7th grade  take and pass a grade level state standardized  reading assessment?   Its an unfair assessment of our students with special learning needs actual growth in learning.  Having taught students wtih special learning needs for 18 years, the students become very disheartened because they can't get the scores they need, and therefore give up, in spite of whatever motivation I try to give them to do their best (and believe me i've tried everything but stand on my head).  Bery informative!  Thanks :) .  Here is the problem with the NCLB and AYP concept.  Our students with special learning needs aren’t on grade level to begin with, yet are expected to pass a grade level standard assessment with Mastery or better.  See the problem? How can a child who reads and comprehends on a 3rd grade level but is physically in the 7th grade  take and pass a grade level state standardized  reading assessment?   Its an unfair assessment of our students with special learning needs actual growth in learning.  Having taught students wtih special learning needs for 18 years, the students become very disheartened because they can’t get the scores they need, and therefore give up, in spite of whatever motivation I try to give them to do their best (and believe me i’ve tried everything but stand on my head). 

]]> Comment on not a puzzle by philosophographlux http://www.lefave.net/uncategorized/360/#comment-71 philosophographlux Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:40:00 +0000 http://www.lefave.net/?p=360#comment-71 Thanks, Lydia and Phil for your comments. I remain very interested in the work of the local ASAN group and would like work with AASPIRE. I really appreciate the subtly of both your positions. I also see it as a powerful position for teens and young adults to hear as they learn to be self-advocates. I will definitely “take the next step” and I would love to find a presenter from ASAN to speak at the local high school or present to local teens with autism. Thanks, Lydia and Phil for your comments. I remain very interested in the work of the local ASAN group and would like work with AASPIRE. I really appreciate the subtly of both your positions. I also see it as a powerful position for teens and young adults to hear as they learn to be self-advocates. I will definitely “take the next step” and I would love to find a presenter from ASAN to speak at the local high school or present to local teens with autism.

]]> Comment on not a puzzle by Phil Schwarz http://www.lefave.net/uncategorized/360/#comment-69 Phil Schwarz Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:56:00 +0000 http://www.lefave.net/?p=360#comment-69 The real problem with Autism Speaks is not that it funds research.  It's that it sucks all the oxygen out of the autism nonprofit economy.  Autism Speaks floods media- and mindshare with its massive publicity budget, well-meaning people give to Autism Speaks, 96 cents of every dollar they give *leaves* their local community and is disbursed by a central governance structure that is lacking in transparency and in *representation* within it of autistic people themselves -- and then when local nonprofits that are actually implementing programs in the local community come asking for donations, those well-meaning donors have donor fatigue: they've already done their part "for autism" by donating to Autism Speaks. So I urge you, next year, to take the next step: find a progressive local autism nonprofit to support, and invest the energy you've invested so far in Autism Speaks walks, in support of that local nonprofit. The real problem with Autism Speaks is not that it funds research.  It’s that it sucks all the oxygen out of the autism nonprofit economy.  Autism Speaks floods media- and mindshare with its massive publicity budget, well-meaning people give to Autism Speaks, 96 cents of every dollar they give *leaves* their local community and is disbursed by a central governance structure that is lacking in transparency and in *representation* within it of autistic people themselves — and then when local nonprofits that are actually implementing programs in the local community come asking for donations, those well-meaning donors have donor fatigue: they’ve already done their part “for autism” by donating to Autism Speaks.

So I urge you, next year, to take the next step: find a progressive local autism nonprofit to support, and invest the energy you’ve invested so far in Autism Speaks walks, in support of that local nonprofit.

]]> Comment on not a puzzle by Lydia http://www.lefave.net/uncategorized/360/#comment-68 Lydia Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:42:00 +0000 http://www.lefave.net/?p=360#comment-68 ASAN is the partner organization of the Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership In Research and Education (AASPIRE) (http://aaspire.org/) which brings together researchers and Autistic adults to develop research that takes into account not only the interests of Autistic people, but also includes Autistics as equal partners in all stages of the research process and not merely as research subjects. (I'm an Autistic self-advocate.) Research is not entirely opposed to the ideas of neurodiversity or self-advocacy, not in the least. :) Blessings and peace, Lydia ASAN is the partner organization of the Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership In Research and Education (AASPIRE) (http://aaspire.org/) which brings together researchers and Autistic adults to develop research that takes into account not only the interests of Autistic people, but also includes Autistics as equal partners in all stages of the research process and not merely as research subjects. (I’m an Autistic self-advocate.) Research is not entirely opposed to the ideas of neurodiversity or self-advocacy, not in the least. :)

Blessings and peace,
Lydia

]]> Comment on No Child Left Behind and Special Education Explained by Sal http://www.lefave.net/uncategorized/181/#comment-66 Sal Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.lefave.net/?p=181#comment-66 Awesome article ... very informative and a great resource! Awesome article … very informative and a great resource!

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