Jude 2

I wanted to share with you all a note that one of my students wrote after he took his reading test last Friday. He is special ed. I have a mixture of reg and sped in my classes. I am attaching what he wrote for you to see. You have to be logged in to see it.

Notice what he wrote in the fourth line. I will say this. He is writing this while he is sitting at his desk and I am working at my desk.

It starts out like this...

Corey wrote:Mr. Cook is the nicest teacher in the world. Me and him are friends. Sometimes I help him. Right now he is on the computer on Jude2 Mercy Peace and Love. (then he writes something I can't make out) Anyway he just ran his printer.

He says some more stuff after this.

He made me laugh so hard writing that I was on Jude2. I was working on my lesson plans while they were taking a test. I was printing out my lesson plans so that's why he mentioned the printer. That was just funny and Jess was laughing at me being on Jude2 a lot. It comes up when i start my internet browsers both IE and Firefox. I have it set as Home...

wow, that's cute!!

wendy k

way cool. I like how he mentions that sometimes he helps you out. Way to go.

he mentions cartoon network and lists off all my favorites!!

This kid is so funny! Tim has told me all about him.

The last day of school before Winter break, Jakob and I went to the school to help Tim get dressed up as Santa. WHen Corey walked in, I knew immediately it was him. I had never seen him before. Then, he confirmed my belief when he just walked up to me (I was sitting at Tim's desk) and stood RIGHT beside me. I said, "Hi! How are you?" He said, "Fine." Tim walked in and saw him and called his name and told him to clean out his desk like the rest of the kids. LOL

That is precious... gotta love 'em. Is he part of a "regular" class or do you teach a special needs class? I love one of my kids on my bus. He isn't slow he just has a problem with his legs like polio. So brave, he takes the "regular" bus so he can be with his friends. and tosses the crutches down the stairs when he gets off the bus. They are all very special.

Jennifer Smith wrote:Is he part of a "regular" class or do you teach a special needs class? I love one of my kids on my bus. He isn't slow he just has a problem with his legs like polio. So brave, he takes the "regular" bus so he can be with his friends. and tosses the crutches down the stairs when he gets off the bus. They are all very special.

We practice inclusion where the students are in reg ed with additional supports. My degree is in Sp. Ed. but I am also qualified to teach reg ed k-8. My sped qualification is k-12.

I'm all for inclusion, good job. Is it hard to keep up?

Tim. that as so funny, you jude2er

Jennifer Smith wrote:I'm all for inclusion, good job. Is it hard to keep up?

When we get into some difficult content it can be. With the accommodations and modifications set by the IEP committee, it works out really well though. It is a lot of work trying to balance making sure that the reg students are not short changed but at the same time helping the Sped students reach their educational endeavors.

Paully_44 wrote:way cool. I like how he mentions that sometimes he helps you out. Way to go.

Yes, he will come up to the cart where I place my lap top to set up the Smart board. He puts the bluetooth device in the USB port. If you are wondering about a smart board. It is an interactive white board that allows the students and teacher to manipulate data directly on the board. The kids love it. AND I love it. It is so fun!! The kids love the math quiz show we do sometimes before a test.

jessicacook wrote:This kid is so funny!

Get this. His momma and his daddy are special ed. And I mean that!! He has an older brother and older sister who are in sped right now at the high school. OK.. His momma never had a ruling but she is. The dad is Autistic. I don't know the rulings of the older siblings, but my student's ruling is Other Health Impairment (OHI) with subcatagory Asperger's Syndrome.