My school system does not... but if I jump through their hoops, and
become officially highly qualified in the academic core content areas,
my students who are working for modified diplomas can take the class
with me. And I can teach it however I want that meets their IEPs, and
their specific learning needs. ;) Which is more the SPIRIT of the law,
and not the LETTER of the law.
In Virginia, where I am, students with special needs have 2 additional
diploma options: IEP Diploma (not certificate; my district had to hammer
that into my head this year, because I'd never heard of an IEP Diploma
before; apparently we also have some kind of IEP certificate), and
Modified Standard. Modified Standard requires taking and passing the
8th grade literacy tests (math/reading), and taking and passing high
school core classes for credit.... they must then sit for the test if
there is an end of course test but they do not need to pass it.
Students are allowed to take the classes with their special education
teacher if the teacher is considered highly qualified. I've been trying
to get them to accept my journalism and history/social science credits
so I'm highly qualified in both of those, and that is a true uphill
battle. If I were a regular education teacher, there wouldn't be even
an eye-blink... but they are being really anal with special education
teachers. I'm supposed to take a class to become qualified to "teach
Biology" (which is insane... how can I become qualified to teach
biology, even to students with special needs, in 24 hours... 3 days, 8
hours) next week.
This week is K-8 Math. I have hopes that this will meet the requirement
for grades K-6 and 6-8, but I won't hold my breath. I refuse to become
highly qualified to teach Algebra, Trig or Geometry... my students
would have to take Algebra I, Part I and Part II... and if they need
that for the diploma, they can go to the classes for kids with learning
disabilities. I think its ludicrous to teach Algebra to kids who
haven't mastered counting money, writing a check, telling time, handling
basic fractions... and that is what is happening.
Magi
Kimberly Terrill wrote:
I LOVE SET and I am considered on the autism spectrum, but very
mildly. I think the dyslexia in me helsp me with Set and well as my
OCDness with patterns.or maybe it is just because I can beat the pants
off of everyone else in my family at Set.
I also think it helps that the rules change so often, that if there is
a change they can't stand it doesn't last for long, so they can learn
to cope with it on a short term basis.
Magi, your school system counts Eco Fluxx as a credit? What grade level?
~Kimberly
homeschooling 3 boys
On 7/31/06, *Magi D. Shepley* <magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Kimberly,
My students with autism also loved Fluxx and also Mille Bourne and
Uno.
They can't stand Set. I think (hypothesis only, not based in
anything
but my own experience) that the reason my students with autism have
liked Fluxx so much is because although the rules are changing
constantly, THEY are controlling that change. And, if the teacher has
set up the class area as a safe place where its okay to make a
mistake,
this gives them a good concrete opportunity to work on keeping the
social skills intact when the rules change quickly. :) The same
applies
to my students with emotional disabilities.
Many of my students with cognitive disabilities like Fluxx, but
its very
hard for them, and they like it for different reasons.
Magi
Kimberly Terrill wrote:
>
> Conno and Ki have very mild autism and are very, very strict
with the
> lettter oof the law... so if the composting card says "it's ok
to look
> at the bottom card first" They will insist we do EXACTLY as the rule
> says... which states 'card' as a singular. Actually, I was
afraid they
> would have trouble with the game because of the changing rules, but
> they really like it. I guess because even though the rules
change, but
> there is always a written new rule. When they were done playing the
> had to sort and count the different types of cards.
>
> I think everyone is happy now, thanks.
>
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