The Special Education Advocacy Blog

“Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” [Dorothy; Wizard of Oz] No, we are not in Kansas anymore, especially when we are considering how our children are responding to being back in school. From my lens, as an education advocate / consultant, working...

It's often stated, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"; especially if the "cure" creates misunderstanding, division, and conflict. This is true for most events which have a high stakes impact on one's life as well as our childrens' lives. And this is...

Since the young age of 5 years old, I have always gone back to school in the Fall. Except twice. It struck me the other day; for over 59 years, I have returned to school following each summer break. Like clock work, when I experience the 4th of July after-glow and the...

    The end of the school year presents an extraordinary rush to the finish line; it feels like being on a treadmill for endless hours, and then, by surprise, the last few minutes before the machine shuts down, you take notice and surprised that it's almost over....

Treadmill? Before COVID took us all for a spin, the typical American Kindergarten classroom reflected "teaching to standards" and "school preparedness" rather than a being a developmental-oriented setting. I know this may sound harsh or an over-reaching...

Years ago, primary medical care may have come from a local physician, one who often served as a "country doctor" within his or her own practice. The perspective was often "whole person", holistic-oriented for the doctor would ask questions about one's larger circle of...