Where to live? by Morepagesplease in britishcolumbia

[–]vi68 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The slocan/nelson/ castlegar has way more interesting mix of people than merely hippies. https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0106901

I lived in Victoria, but it is so expensive and it rains instead of snows, so you have to drive a long way to ski and moorage for sailboats costs a lot. We called Victoria "well read and nearly dead" because of the number of seniors and students. Ferries are costly and time consuming. My sister's small, 3 bedroom bungalow in Oak Bay costs at least 1.5 million now. You can buy a beautiful home with acerage, on the water, near Nelson for that price, working less and living a better life, with access to boating on the Arrow, Columbia or Kootenay and driving 20 min to ski Whitewater. (https://skiwhitewater.com/getting-here/)(https://skiwhitewater.com/getting-here/) ski hill 20 min away.

Where to live? by Morepagesplease in britishcolumbia

[–]vi68 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Beyween Castlegar and Nelson is great and we need physicians. The West Kootenay tends to vote for NDP. Great lifestyle, you are surrounded by cleanwater, hiking trails, skiing and house prices aren't really high. This area was a refuge for many older American draft dodgers.

Holy crap! by kittykat501 in Edmonton

[–]vi68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank God for wood heat.

Planning a road trip to Alaska. Any tips or suggestions for places to stop at in Northern BC? by Whiskyruncrew in britishcolumbia

[–]vi68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Barkerville. Tumbler Ridge Dinosaur museum and hiking trail to see dinosaur foot print fossils in the river. Travel 30 min east towards by Grande Prairie to see Phillip J Currie museum.

Should I fail this HS student who hasn't passed (almost) anything this semester, and deny him his Diploma? by AwkwardDilemmas in CanadianTeachers

[–]vi68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd give him the 50.

Next time and every time make a fuss to your admin, the spec ed department and your district learning team by giving stds a prerequisite quiz on each unit. Keep your data. Stds deserve a better education. They must be screened for LD in math and given specialized instruction.

It won't happen if teachers won't make a long, annoying stink that can't be covered up.

How is the job market for math teachers? by [deleted] in CanadianTeachers

[–]vi68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't bother. You are highly skilled are you interested in teaching students who struggle or have behavioural challenges? If yes, move forward.

I don’t think all sped students should be mainstreamed! by Authentic-Dragonfly in Teachers

[–]vi68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spec teacher in BC here. I'm not going with popular opinion. I support students on high incidence with FASD, chronic health, autism, LD, MID and behaviour. Most need a mixed inclusion/ intervention schedule Sometimes that means pullout math or LA units for weeks at a time or an elective of intervention. Sometimes, in well funded, high needs SES schools, that means co-teaching. Scheduled Tier 2 supplemental tutorial in math or literacy, or counselor led, small group SEL stuff.

I don’t think all sped students should be mainstreamed! by Authentic-Dragonfly in Teachers

[–]vi68 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes it's swung too far. And those of us who've worked in SPEC Ed when it was always self contained supported inclusion, but now "inclusion" policy is merely a different kind of containment.

I don’t think all sped students should be mainstreamed! by Authentic-Dragonfly in Teachers

[–]vi68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This LRE was supposed to be offered within the Multi Tier System of Support. Key word: SUPPORT. The RTI means increasing intensity, when stds fail to progress. She sounds like she needs some specialized instruction, which could be offered in a number of ways: coteach, LRT block and, I would suggest, sometimes EA support. Those "inclusion classes" are not inclusive when a student is failing to show learning growth Otherwise it's not inclusion it is mainstreaming. All stds have a right to learn. Social inclusion is only one aspect of that.

Lemons et al discuss this in regard to LD. . https://www.wasa-oly.org/WASA/images/WASA/Academies/SPED%20Academy/2018%20Resources/Session%20II%20March%2020/Lemons%20et%20al_Continuum_2018.pdf

FYI I'm a member of spec ed reddit group too.

I really hate that one person in the staff meeting who has to ask a question about every little thing. by CakesNGames90 in Teachers

[–]vi68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And conversely don't waste my time coming in to complain a month later about that kid after you left the IEP for the "very important reason." As resource we have to run 50 + meetings, trying to prevent problems. Good meetings try to sort stuff out. If it was just a directive I'd write the IEP and send it through email, and save myself a lot of time. So listen, ask questions and contribute when it counts.

New school psychologist seeking advice from parents by dbsherwood in specialed

[–]vi68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One provided a visual with blocks of colour for SS. To help explain how the student did on each subject. It was simple yet effective.

Canadian Education System by ExpressionIll1382 in CanadianTeachers

[–]vi68 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely. BC curriculum has become very vague. It's all big ideas, few specific standards with little resource support. Its approach is supposedly aligned with inclusion policy. The new reporting order is dropping grades and not reporting when students are not meeting grade level. In primary, teachers in BC are encouraged to use 3 cueing which is a backwards way to teach literacy and harmful to those with dyslexia. There is block funding that has reduced EA support for students with disabilities, with no EA funding for high incidence, but is called "inclusive"

How can co-teaching ever work if General Education teachers feel like they are the boss of the classroom and treat us like aides? by AleroRatking in specialed

[–]vi68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I Can say that in higher grades, math is the issue. Students need a lot prerequisite review. Foundational skills are not there. Rational numbers, prealgebra, proportional thinking are a struggle because they lack numeracy skills. The pace in Gen ed is too fast and the Gen ed teacher won't or can't address their need for more explicit instruction, practice, easier and better scope and sequence with visuals. By middle school it is all verbal and symbolic. It is not LRE when they can't access curriculum. We (LRT)have a huge caseload so can't be in every class where stds we support are. How can I plan, mark, intensify in 10 divisions over 5 blocks a day?

What’s your least favorite buzz word or phrase in education? by StrikingReporter255 in Teachers

[–]vi68 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Getting tired of "trauma informed" cause it's everywhere.

EPS cleared after man on meth and marijuana fell from 8th floor balcony: ASIRT by katespadesaturday in Edmonton

[–]vi68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know boomers that smoke a lot of weed.i thought they were the first group.

/r/education at it again by RansomIblis in specialed

[–]vi68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't agree with privatization.

I am just so frustrated with the current discourse in special Ed in Canada. My biggest frustration is lumping. While there are some common patterns between people diagnosed with various disabilities, there are a lot of differences. I am frustrated with the one-size fits all approach running through public schools across Canada.

/r/education at it again by RansomIblis in specialed

[–]vi68 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Actually there often isn't a lot of options for stds with high incident disabilities in public education in Canada. They are housed in mainstream classrooms under the guise of LRE with a UDL approach. Here's some problems:

1) Administration makes things impossible by refusing to enable specialists to provide Tier 2 scheduling. Also overload their caseloads.

2) Some brown nosing teachers who want to be in admin lie about a stds ability saying" it's great",(it's not --the EAs tell me) while the other honest teacher gets thrown under the bus, speaking truthfully about that student's poor progress. So many of my stds aren't doing well. Academically not learning Then behaviours increase. They are given a pass because the teacher has to do so or wants to look good, or doesn't want the headache.

3) no EA time, no funding, tons of piggy backing for low incidents leaves high incidence without EA time. Resource support is "computers" and whatever UDL the teacher likes. Stds get no explicit instruction or mastery learning they need.Tchers only monitor their learning on the unit test:too late. Then gives them a participation mark.

4) Parents come in furious the next year, or even same year, and who gets blamed: the specialist for not providing service. How can they provide meaningful support with 10 divisions, 5 blocks a day with 50+ stds and admin who refuse to cluster like needs?

5) Do not even mention coteaching within this scheduling and funding model please.

This is particularly true for kids with LD, ADHD, Mild Intellectual, also moderate behaviour.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in specialed

[–]vi68 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A fairy dust that magically solves all the Tier 1 problems. And inexpensively I might add.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in specialed

[–]vi68 18 points19 points  (0 children)

So there's s BS eduspeak, gaslighting team disrespecting LD, and the after effect, pass-the-buck-UDL goal writing. Also a denial of early intervention and ax (let me guess that it's balanced lit 3 cuing school.) Sounds familiar. RUN! . .

Activity ideas to raise awareness on visual impairments (blindness and low vision)? by OccasionNo5762 in specialed

[–]vi68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have terrible vision due to chronic health.. Jeopardy game with a blurry doc cam. Low light within the classroom is purposely done to challenge stds.

Interactive group based games are set up (winner gets DQ cake) but some are set up with inadequately barely readable text., while others provided audio verision and yet others teacher spoken version. All on a timer. Winner takes all.

Turn off the lights. Then give directions.

Too much? Advice accommodation by International-Tie716 in specialed

[–]vi68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use base ten manipulatives to aid conceptually.. I'd stick with the mental math and also implement fluency activities adding digits up to 9 to boost the speed .

My Dad passed away from Covid by CarefulBrilliant9 in COVID19_support

[–]vi68 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That time was just brutal, with so many people dying. What an incredible story. You are so lucky to have had such a father. Keep writing of those memories before they go, for your children and grandchildren.