<p>So I post this in the parent cafe instead of the disabilty boards- because I know a few of you either are teachers or profs.</p>
<p>A couple different but related questions.</p>
<p>As some of you know, I went back to school this fall- you might also remember that it is much more work than I realized. 
Most of the problem is that I have dyslexia/ADD/dyspraxia & short term memory is a real problem.</p>
<p>My school has disability services- which offer tutors and counseling- but that doesn’t help the short term memory issue.
For instance- while I enjoy my classes and spend hours every day studying, the way I am tested in one class, I don’t feel allows me to really show what I have learned. </p>
<p>It is an plant ID class, & we are expected to learn the family/genus/species of about 350 plants. The typical test consists of walking around an arboreteum and being asked the names of different plants.
My problem is, I often don’t remember I need certain things underlined or in capitals to get credit for the name, I might remember the genus and species, but as the family is totally different, I draw a blank.
I could tell you all about the plant, but my spelling is bad, & whats worse is that it takes me so long to write a legible response I have to run to catch up and miss what else is being said. Ive spoken to the teacher ( about another class) and he is very nice and wants to help, but he has a different way of processing information and doesnt really get it even though he tries.</p>
<p>Some colleges have info about testing accomodations, specifically for students who have trouble with short term memory, but I haven’t asked for specific accomodations in class- as my other classes have different ways of testing.</p>
<p>I think if I even was able to have a list of the 350 plants or even 550 plants that we were studying, I would easily be able to recall all the information I needed to identify the plant accurately. ( even if I just had a list of the 30 or so families- would help)</p>
<p>Since I have given my daughters high school teachers information about teaching kids with ADD/Dyslexia that seems appreciated, would it be out of line for me to give it to my instructors or even the dept head?</p>
<p>I don’t want them to think I am trying to get away with something, but I also feel that I am operating under a burden that a few other schools make better accomodations for.</p>
<p>The related question was that my daughter is having trouble with physics and while her teacher is trying to work outside class with her, my daughter tells me that she is frustrated and isn’t sure how to help.</p>
<p>She is a first year teacher, in an inner city school & my daughters class is regular physics, not AP, so she not only has seniors like my daughter, but I also imagine 9th graders who are taking regular physics before they take AP or honors.
When I was at 1/2 price books yesterday, I found a book that I thought might be encouraging that I wanted to give her. It wasn’t about teaching kids with disabilties necessarily, but it had some tips on classroom dynamics and also some chapters written for 1st year teachers.</p>
<p>I mentioned it to my daughter and she thought it would be “rude” to give it to her.I pressed her for my explanation but she didn’t give me reason.</p>
<p>I haven’t really met her teacher in person, but since she is a first year teacher, I am assuming she is pretty close to my older daughters age & might appreciate something that might help. ( Im also giving out the traditional Starbucks cards-)
I’ve asked that the depts that deal with special ed, give more support to classroom teachers, but they have their hands full with kids who have more issues than my daughter.
Would it really be insulting to the teacher to give her the book or is my daughter just overly sensitive to her mother:confused:</p>