“Some people think I’m a total moron and I would hope most people think I’m very good at what I do.” ~Dan Abrams
I wrote the email in the previous post to the Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and copied the teacher and the head of transportation. The teacher responded today.
You have my word, this is the ENTIRE response:
ESY ends at 3:00PM and Pearlsky will not be transported home prior to 3:00PM.
That’s it.
The moron teacher sent a calendar for the summer program two days before it started. You can see it here. NOTE: Wednesdays … “vocational training.”
On Sunday I wrote the teacher a nice email … in toto …
Can you define “vocational training” please?
No answer. So Tuesday I sent the teacher a nice email … in toto …
Can you define “vocational training” please?
I know both were received since I got receipts from the school’s mail server. No response from the teacher.
On Wednesday I sent the teacher a nice email, the subject line was “third request” and as with the others, no cc’s. It said, in toto …
Can you define “vocational training” please?
I finally got this response and he added cc’s of the Assistant Superintendent and another teacher:
My personal definition of “Vocational Training”:
A multisensory educational modality that encourages students to work on their IEP goals utilizing practical experiences in the school and or local community.
To which I responded:
Your schedule shows Pearlsky has vocational training on Wednesdays. How does this relate to her specifically? What will she be doing?
Freaking moron.
It’s obvious. They are training her to run the ESY program next summer. She couldn’t be any worse than the idiot they have there now.
I shouldn’t write it, but I’m not the most PC person.
Vocational Training = School for Retards
Wow…they all need to be spanked and sent to their rooms with no cookies. Dumbasses.
I was thinking more on the lines of flogged and sent to their rooms missing their cookies …
I can go that route too. I love your ‘reply’ ability. It is like a super power. I am jealous.
It took 3 requests for them to make something up…..they probably dont get questioned often. Ugh!
You are probably right. I am constantly amazed at the parents of special ed students who do not attend their child’s IEP meeting. Our district is a typical suburban district, parental attendance at IEP meetings hovers between 67-75%.
Vocational Training: (1) when someone who has a clue comes in and instructs the teacher on how to provide free, appropriate public education to the students in his room (a) subtopics include how to tell time, specifically 3:00pm (b) how to respond to e-mails (c) how to read, comprehend and implement IEPs
Okay okay now I live I NY and deal with my fair share of idiots on a daily basis many are school/state related, however some are family. But did I miss something, the teacher stated the hours ONLY of the program, by no means did the teacher attempt a reason or justification of why your girl got home before the day ended! Is the implication that Your girl ditched early and hijacked the F’N bus? WTF? These “officials” would not be equipped to handle an hour in OUR shoes! Going postal yet?
Reason? Give a reason? How unreasonable of you, Ivy!
Yes, WTF???
I hate to stir the waters, but history being what it is…There’s a lot of swimming on that schedule Do you have a plan in place that ensures she gets to go?
The pool is right in the school, so I am making the assumption (always a mistake, I know) that swimming will be one of the easier events. We shall see …
You need this guy to run the program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/nyregion/state-backs-up-accusation-by-harris-lirtzman-bronx-teacher-on-special-education-gotham.html?hpw
Gotta love him!!! Thanks for sharing.
I think you need to contact John Cleese and Michael Palin and pitch them a new idea for a Monty Python comeback.
LMAO. Absofreakinglutely!
I sent you an e-mail. I hope you’re okay and just out of town.
The teacher’s definition of vacational training is a prime example of Meaningless Educational Jargon or MEJ. I especially enjoyed how he stuck the word “modality” in there. It is a frequently used word in MEJ-speak that basically means nothing but it sounds most impressive, doesn’t it?
And “multisensory!” Another MEJ classic!
If Mr. Teacher were honest he would have replied as follows:
“Dude, your daughter’s vocational training consists of her sitting there while we glance at her occasionally to make sure she’s not dead or having a seizure. Then we go back to implementing our multisensory modality of drinking coffee and wanking off (figuratively speaking.)”