tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post1357903753064087212..comments2024-03-09T01:07:20.958-05:00Comments on Day Sixty-Seven: If a letter never gets read does it really make a point?Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09687586555108712164noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-82743769575801597902008-06-27T12:15:00.000-04:002008-06-27T12:15:00.000-04:00Write it. Send it not only to the school and the ...Write it. Send it not only to the school and the district folks; copy the director of your state board of ed AND your local/state legislator(s). Make it clear that you are choosing this route because no matter how much you resort to due process/mediation/litigation the system is broken.<BR/><BR/>Don't go quietly at all. Consider writing an editorial for the local paper?Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-7023552174629410162008-06-26T23:13:00.000-04:002008-06-26T23:13:00.000-04:00OF COURSE you already know what I think. I have wr...OF COURSE you already know what I think. I have written at least four letters in my blog, some sent, but not all. Here's what I think. I think writing letters is powerful. Sure, it's powerful for the reader, but more for the writer of course. Writing a letter is medicinal. It educates us about ourselves, and what heals more than learning? Not a thing. "How can I know what I think until I see what I say?" I have always loved that quote, and I hope you think about it and write the letter. I'll be looking for it.ghkcolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664135957190647848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-16343579440898358222008-06-26T15:25:00.000-04:002008-06-26T15:25:00.000-04:00i say, write them both and send them both! i'm con...i say, write them both and send them both! i'm confident that you will do it beautifully with power and clarity and tact. we need to be willing to shake the school system up with what we know is basic but what feels radical to them. the more they hear it, the more chance we have that something will sink in. after all, the paradigm shift must begin with something, yes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-6032055582463499572008-06-26T13:02:00.000-04:002008-06-26T13:02:00.000-04:00Of course you should write it. I wrote a letter t...Of course you should write it. I wrote a letter to the director of Henry's preschool after we had withdrawn him. Not an angry letter, just a suggestion-making letter.<BR/><BR/>When the preschool hired a new director, I sent it again to her. I have no idea if she read it, but I hope so.<BR/><BR/>I write in my blog and it makes me feel better, even if no one reads it :-)gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104742026667801816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-52620706185997534892008-06-26T13:01:00.000-04:002008-06-26T13:01:00.000-04:00Of course you should write it. I wrote a letter t...Of course you should write it. I wrote a letter to the director of Henry's preschool after we had withdrawn him. Not an angry letter, just a suggestion-making letter.<BR/><BR/>When the preschool hired a new director, I sent it again to her. I have no idea if she read it, but I hope so.<BR/><BR/>I write in my blog and it makes me feel better, even if no one reads it :-)gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104742026667801816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-32977754974377887992008-06-26T10:08:00.000-04:002008-06-26T10:08:00.000-04:00Write it! They need to know how you feel. It won't...Write it! They need to know how you feel. It won't be wasted energy at all, even if they never serious think about what you wrote. It still needs to be said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-89266017431432076142008-06-26T08:18:00.000-04:002008-06-26T08:18:00.000-04:00As a person who's written MANY letters to school-t...As a person who's written MANY letters to school-type folks -- no, I don't think it's wasted. The letter can be diplomatic enough not to burn your bridges yet direct enough to address your concerns. Definitely send a copy to the special ed. director. :-)momof3feistykidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566146042674179482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-91414224451735135082008-06-26T06:47:00.000-04:002008-06-26T06:47:00.000-04:00I think they might hear your words better than som...I think they might hear your words better than someone else because you are not embroiled in argument with them. You're not fighting the fight. Not that I don't fully support doing so when necessary, but you are in the unique position of backing out quietly and so honestly, they might hear what you say better than some other parents. I say, write it. You never know when your words will be just what someone in power needs to hear just one more time, or in that certain way, to make a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-596516795678548522008-06-25T23:06:00.000-04:002008-06-25T23:06:00.000-04:00Write it but don't send it. You never know if you...Write it but don't send it. You never know if you will need to go back to the public schools for help. I hope to never have to go there myself but you don't want to burn any bridges. If you do send a letter make it factual and professional, not emotional. Just my advice from advocating. <BR/><BR/>I became drained advocating as well. It is so tiring but necessary. We now homeschool so we have a nice break. For a time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17425654.post-22894636474457100342008-06-25T22:42:00.000-04:002008-06-25T22:42:00.000-04:00Write it, see how it makes you feel once you get y...Write it, see how it makes you feel once you get your thoughts out on paper and then decide if you feel like mailing it. I don't think it will be wasted energy. You aren't looking to keep Oliver in the public school, you just want them to know how you feel. Maybe one day, if enough letters are written, they will have RDI in school. You never know. I say write it though.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653239133618747564noreply@blogger.com