Posted by shar on July 9, 2005, at 0:53:45
In reply to Re: Who do YOU want teaching your kids??, posted by Noa on July 8, 2005, at 18:57:33
I appreciate your replies very much. Mainly because y'all know I know certain types of symptoms, and meds, and my own experience. However, I do NOT know the group I'd want to work with (it's broken down like K-4, 4-8, 8-12).
My gut says work with high schoolers. Nobody else wants to. When I did substitute teaching everyone seemed amazed when I said I wanted mainly High School kids. I don't know if folks give up at that level or what...but, my gut (which is a little larger than I'd like it to be) says go for the high school kids.
Probably because that is when I became .... well, my dad died when I was in 8th grade, and that was the end of the world for me. And, nothing has been the same since then. And, there is so much that 'normals' would be shocked by that would not phase me a bit, I'd love it if just one kid could say something that 'normals' would not understand, and I could just say "Yeah, I hear that."
OK, that's not therapy, but, if it could make a difference (like "you are not crazy or stupid or whatever") to one or two kids....wow....what I'd have given for that !!
Anyhow, thanks again. I should hear by Wed. if I can get in the program. Mom is loaning me the $$ and that is a whole 'nother situation. She came today to grill me a bit more about the program.
Oh, well, I guess that's how it's gonna go. Again, thanks y'all!
xoxo
Shar
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