So before I start my rant today let me give you a little bit of the
history of my problem with my son's school and the struggles he has with
learning. My son was diagnosed with ADHD and has a difficult time
concentrating and sitting still for five minutes even on his medication.
As parents we do everything in our power to insure that he succeeds in
life. He goes to counseling, takes medication and I help him with his
homework every night. Before we were able to get an official diagnosis
he was labeled as a "bad kid". I feel everyone deserves a second chance.
I got one myself, but more on that later. My son does not learn in the
traditional scene and the teachers at Runyon can not adapt to meet my
son's learning style. There is this drive through learning mentality, in
which I mean that all they care about are the numbers from the state
test instead of making sure that these kid's are learning anything at
all. They cater to the children that learn "their way" and leave all
others in their wake. They have crushed his self confidence and he
feels attacked by the teachers and administration. He cry's every
morning about going to school because the teachers are mean to him. He
belittles himself and thinks that he can not do anything right. I will
be the first one to admit that it is difficult at times to teach him but
does that mean that he does not deserve an education also? He is
continually kept from recess and other events even though research shows
that children with ADHD need the stimulation from these events. We have
sent articles to his teacher showing what these studies have concluded
and yet they still keep him from participating in these events. They
don't care about my son's education! These teacher's chose to become
educators, no one forced them to be teacher's so fricken teach dammit!
Yesterday I went to the school to watch my daughter in the talent show
and my wife and I are waiting for my son to come out of his classroom so
he could sit with us and watch his sister. She was amazing by the way.
We are waiting and waiting and waiting..... come to find out he was not
being allowed to go to the talent show and I was irate to say the least.
So me being the father I am go to his classroom to get him so he can
support his sister. I was followed by the principle to his classroom.
When I entered the cell of a classroom they have I asked my son if he
would like to go watch his sister and he told me yes. I turned, glared
at his teacher and informed her that I was taking my son with me. As I
aggressively spun to walk out of the classroom with my son the principle
was standing there as if she was going to stop me. She laughingly tried
to intimidate me in keeping my son in her gastopo style classroom. She
threatened me by stating that he would receive a zero on the assignment
he was being held in solitary confinement for. Listen hear lady, no
government official will intimidate me or tell me how to raise my kid!
You are not a prison official! You can not and will not threaten me! If
he is behind on this assignment contact me, let him bring it home and I
will help him at home. There was no communication from the teacher on
this particular assignment. I am completely invested in my son's
education and if it takes me working with him at home so be it but you
will not keep him from going to the talent show. My wife and I have had
it with this school and I thank the good Lord that we have found a
charter school to send him to next year, in Jefferson county. This is
not the end of my rant about Runyon next post I will tell you about the
false information my daughter comes home with from her teacher. Until
then. Power to the People!!!
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