School Archive
08 Sep 2011
“Ever notice how irons have a setting for permanent press? I don’t get it.” ~Steven Wright
Ever notice that when Ken slows down on blogging, so does Single Dad? Has it ever occurred to you that you never see us in the same room, ever? Think that is just a coincidence? Yeah, and men really walked on the moon, huh? I don’t think so … I have been extraordinarily busy. Intel
16 Aug 2011
“Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.” ~William F. Buckley, Jr.
Back to school time. Pearlsky is home for two and a half weeks, and boy is she demanding! Things are going fairly well. But with school soon … here is an email that asks for our help. I spent a weekend reading through the entirety of your blog (can I say just what an amazing
04 Aug 2011
Dear Single Dad: (part 1 of 2)
An email the other day. Time is short (for her answer), what would YOU tell her? Single Dad, I’ve been a reader of your blog for quite a while. I’m not a parent of a disabled child, I’m not a parent of any child. I’m in my mid 20’s and currently working as a substitute
01 Aug 2011
“A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.” ~Raymond Duncan
Uggh. Email to the lead “teacher” at the school summer camp (and others). Just when things were quiet … Pearlsky had multiple seizures today, both on school time and at home. Let me explain. I always tell the aide on the bus if Pearlsky ate breakfast or not. She needs to get a mid morning
31 Jul 2011
“How can anybody hate nurses? Nobody hates nurses. The only time you hate a nurse is when they’re giving you an enema.” ~Warren Beatty
Sorry for the lack of posting lately. It’s been a rough ride the last few weeks with non-Pearlsky stuff. We are now getting close to a year with the state’s investigation into the head nurse for the school district. At least they did not deny my complaints out of hand, but this is getting ridiculous. I
16 Jun 2011
Para[un]professional
They call the aides in the classroom “paraprofessionals.” After hearing some gossip, I got the idea that the administration does not know that Pearlsky’s classroom sometimes has a bizarre schedule. When the high school has finals, midterms, or NCLB testing, her classroom gets all screwy. Wanting to find out more, especially after yesterday’s email, I
14 Jun 2011
Sphygmomanometer
Next week is Pearlsky’s last week of school for this school year. It so happens, I need to travel again (hey, remind me to tell you about the business trip I just found out about that will take me to a specific place I always wanted to go, far far away, and it’s filled with
10 Jun 2011
“Any time there’s a scandal, we always try and get involved.” ~Larry Flynt
Three paraprofessionals (i.e., aides) rather abruptly resigned from Pearlsky’s classroom, that’s 50%. I am told they did it tearfully. Hmmm, I sense a scandal. More information as it arrives … (Judging from the [lack of] comments in the last post, I assume that no one out there “rocks”? Other than me, of course, because I