tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post1998769798217371303..comments2023-05-16T20:37:25.510+10:00Comments on art and etc: jiminy crickets!ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-17328169717493628532012-04-22T22:35:54.777+10:002012-04-22T22:35:54.777+10:00Sass has THE best mother ever, the greatest positi...Sass has THE best mother ever, the greatest positive force to face and overcome challenges.<br />All my best wishes for every step of the way!Anna Mavromatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713679775153120642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-58951519234980391802012-04-22T21:49:17.874+10:002012-04-22T21:49:17.874+10:00I think you're creating a wonderful world for ...I think you're creating a wonderful world for Sass and his sister that beats anything they'd get anywhere else and which will nourish them in so many ways... How fantastic that Sass is such a good athlete. But you know, with all the support and love and understanding you give him I reckon he'd be OK anyway - he sounds like a great kid! I expect formal schooling with confront you with problems throughout primary school and beyond, but you're such a strong person Ronnie I'm sure you'll get through, and I bet Sass has picked up some of that strength from you too. Good luck to you all, Sara xSara Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799617148331658067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-17115527212988066872012-04-22T20:54:37.511+10:002012-04-22T20:54:37.511+10:00thanks guys for taking time to read and comment - ...thanks guys for taking time to read and comment - I DO think everything will be fine for our lad in the long run.... as long as his self confidence isn't shot to pieces.... <br /><br />I suppose we are quite strict as parents go - our kids have never had commercial TV (we don't have it in our house...) they don't have any playstation or DS or weeeeeeeeee (you know what I mean - computer gamey things) no way in hell do they have mobile phones or internet - they're still itty bitty kids! ... our two run around making up games outside - they go for rambling walks around the farm, they ride bikes (and the next door neighbour's ponies when they can sneak a ride!) --- their life is both sheltered (in terms of TV, internet etc) and full-on (they know a LOT about birth and death and reproduction... they are FARM kids after all!) ---- fingers crossed that the decisions we're making work out for them in the long run....ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-25973979834494833752012-04-22T20:32:13.566+10:002012-04-22T20:32:13.566+10:00I haven't had experience of dyslexia; but the ...I haven't had experience of dyslexia; but the notion of lines squirming and swimming and moving about must be totally daunting. I have however had similar experiences with 'the system' with regard to physical disability and ongoing struggles for access and support and just common sense. I really fear for kids and folks who don't have strong and intelligent advocates working out ways to work around the many barriers.... Best to you and the family; and to Sass as he finds his way amongst it all. The swimming and success is great and the knowing that you are good at stuff really helps...I hope the system sorts itself out sometime soon (but would't be holding my breath). Gow ell, FFiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-13940009593971803262012-04-22T14:24:51.552+10:002012-04-22T14:24:51.552+10:00Wow Ronnie... its great that you have been so thor...Wow Ronnie... its great that you have been so thorough and so utterly lateral and supportive of Sass, that the teacher was quick and many have helped and aided along the way.<br /><br />Ive met various people who've old me about their experiences with dyslexia ... how they found a pathway through all the issues, even in the past when it was unnoticed and generally often unsupported.<br />In Christchurch, NZ, opposite the Art Centre, there is a lovely building and garden belonging to an organisation for Dyslexia. The garden open onto the street and had various sculptures and quotes easily accessed.It's an amazingly engaging and thought provoking site... the only like It I have ever seen before. It gave so much dignity and wonder to the cause. <br />Most suffer indignities growing up for so many reasons...I'm a great believer in sensitising kids to the fact the the people in the room all around them are all fighting private battles for one reason or another. <br /><br />Bullying is often a way that some choose to fight their own demons and sadly they are not helped before they've sunk into this behaviour ...perhaps for ever.<br /><br />Your Sass will shine because of his family ... your efforts and values...and how you encourage his communal interactions.<br />xSophie Munnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-60607753036222011932012-04-20T13:42:06.851+10:002012-04-20T13:42:06.851+10:00Hi Ronnie,
I am sooo hearing you. My absolutely b...Hi Ronnie,<br />I am sooo hearing you. My absolutely beautiful (in every way)16 year old girl has auditory memory processing difficulties, which were only picked up later rather than sooner after the intervention of supportive teachers finally listening to our concerns. But no help on offer for such "trivial" hinderences. We still front up at PT interviews with the same information every year, as the schools have not once passed information from one teacher to the next (I feel like a dripping tap sometimes). We have had many ups and downs, tears and heartbreak through the years and as you say the confidence issues that spill over into every aspect of life has been the biggest. She is a brilliant kid and probably works twice as hard as everybody around her to do well for herself and would never for one second want any one to know she has difficulties. We have weathered all the NAPLAN tests and the disappointment of expected outcomes. The next step will be getting through senior essays and sitting the QCS unaided. With an older sister who eats books for breakfast we have tried so hard to make books a positive part of her life by presenting her with books aimed at her age level which also have a lot of visuals to help her decipher storylines, hard to find as they get older, but so worth the effort (I am so proud of her, she has just finished reading Hugo & Wonderstruck, and enjoyed it). I wish your Sass well with his challenges and have confidence that he will learn to separate his self-worth from his dyslexia. It sounds like he has wonderful parents who will be there to help steer him and cheer him and teach him how to discover his own strengths and potential.<br />Sounds like Cobargo PS will look after him too. Goes to show, small is not always a disadvantage!rObfOshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467965537415271912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-58885909797374996632012-04-20T00:49:41.354+10:002012-04-20T00:49:41.354+10:00ronnie, you brought tears to my eyes. your sass wi...ronnie, you brought tears to my eyes. your sass will be ok, (i've been through it, another "issue", with my kids) and i live it every day as a special ed teacher. what sass has that others (read: my students) don't have is his family. you. i, too believe in student driven education (it's not even what my fellow sped teachers believe in or indeed know about-don't get me started). anyway, with all we know about education and brain function and learning what do we do? set our children up for constant failure.<br />makes me want to go study crickets, too. hurrah for crickets! give that little swimmer a hug for me.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.com