"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day

RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.

Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Ve's ESL

Ve's recent evaluation of her ESL. Doing great, especially since she is only 2 1/2 years home. Now that she is officially rated with a over all score of 3, I can request to have her evaluated for learning disabilities. I was told last fall, that I could request her to be evaluated, but since her overall rating was only a 2, her lack processing skills would be attributed to her ESL and not to a learning disability. I had to wait until her overall rating was a 3. So, now I will make a formal request again. I guess second grade isn't hat big of a step up in academics, but third grade is and if Ve has a learning disability, I want to get the services in place so that she has the help that she needs. A child that is struggling with learning, is a frustrated child who wants nothing to do with school or learning...I would like to prevent all this as early as possible.

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