tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13033540.post7606127170858153616..comments2023-07-28T03:26:11.058-05:00Comments on Tis my life: Failing Zakhqurey PriceAngehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391321273245313098noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13033540.post-24847903672056107782011-01-01T17:42:21.376-06:002011-01-01T17:42:21.376-06:00I'm so frightened by this story. What is happe...I'm so frightened by this story. What is happening to Zakhqurey is so wrong on so many levels and my heart goes out to him and his family.<br />Here in Australia, we have a school in Brisbane North called Hercules Road State School. Can I tell you that the work they do with children on the Autistic Spectrum is awesome and with little funding they are getting good results. Schools can do it - and it's not about money - it's about teachers choosing to become informed, choosing to be inventive and choosing to care and it's about a Head Master/Principle who encourages this thinking. I have a 7 year old Aspie in 2nd grade, doing so well.<br />A 5 yr Aspie starting this year. Already she has had 6 months of getting to know the school, her beloved teacher and the special needs unit staff and how the school days will work. They prepare our kids and ALL schools can do it they choose not to. Don't let them tell you it's about money - it's not.<br />My thoughts are with you in your fight. Cheers LynneLynne Birkbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730091494664552939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13033540.post-58269517806716153632010-11-29T19:18:49.995-06:002010-11-29T19:18:49.995-06:00This is the first time I am hearing about Zakhqure...This is the first time I am hearing about Zakhqurey Price's story, what is going on now with his case? Is there any way to help the family? Reading what happen to Zakhqurey and his family is quite alarming and you have to wonder, how can this go on in today's day and age. The words in this blog are unfortunately true, "districts setting up kids for failure, not given the chance to achieve their potential,denied evaluations, services, accommodations..."I feel as a special education consultant & trainer that teachers are not properly trained and the bar for special education is set extremely low and it shouldn't be. More needs to be done to help children with disabilities, the bar needs to be raised, and all individuals involved in that child's life needs to be properly trained. I wish I had heard this story sooner, but if anyone has more info. please let me know.<br />www.skillfulsquad.net<br />www.skillfulsquad.blogspot.comSkillful Squad Seraphs, Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369345517222697116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13033540.post-75584768374471320202010-01-25T08:13:06.966-06:002010-01-25T08:13:06.966-06:00I got a petition this morning, asking for charges ...I got a petition this morning, asking for charges to be dropped against this boy. First I checked Snopes, then the Internet. The email I had received had no location, so I wasn't sure of the legitimacy. When I saw "Arkansas", it all got clearer. Although it may be rampant elsewhere, intolerance is part of the legacy of this backward state. Hopefully, with the Internet, this news will reach the people and incite some action. It isn't surprising at all that the 'Media' doesn't run stories such as this, since it is in bed with those that perpetrate and promote these attitudes of intolerance and abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13033540.post-23059914495452128772010-01-16T18:36:37.507-06:002010-01-16T18:36:37.507-06:00Thanks, Ange, for keeping this in the public eye. ...Thanks, Ange, for keeping this in the public eye. Sooner or later, reason will prevail (or so I keep telling myself). <br /><br />JoeClub 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13033540.post-50726987466910371992010-01-12T19:24:21.567-06:002010-01-12T19:24:21.567-06:00Ange, thanks for bringing this to people's att...Ange, thanks for bringing this to people's attention, especially in such a powerful, passionate way. Hopefully, people who don't have children, or who don't have a child with a disability, will sit up and take notice. Maybe even do something about it.Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.com