tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post528253527923367810..comments2024-03-18T16:51:10.406-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Katie Dolan; ActivistMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-21570682530014420832013-12-05T23:24:03.736-08:002013-12-05T23:24:03.736-08:00It is pretty amazing that we continually hear abou...It is pretty amazing that we continually hear about "the federal government" who hasn't fully funded special education. And, this is always a big excuse for not providing special education services. Katie Dolan insured that Washington students with disabilities ALREADY had the right to an education... before any such requirement by the feds in Washington's "Education for All" act. That is, special education is actually a state obligation - completely... here in Washington state. Any amount we receive from the feds as a result of IDEA for students with disabilities is gravy.<br /><br />spedvocateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53870235856313304112013-12-05T15:33:30.413-08:002013-12-05T15:33:30.413-08:00Thanks Ed Voter, I had not seen that.
What a man....Thanks Ed Voter, I had not seen that.<br /><br />What a man. <br /><br />I agree with your assessment but we need to give kids the skills to make those critical assessments (no pun meant) to know what REALLY matters in this world.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588239576000641336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81010425715067770092013-12-05T14:21:02.706-08:002013-12-05T14:21:02.706-08:00Nelson Mandela just passed away.
What does the su...Nelson Mandela just passed away.<br /><br />What does the subject of this thread, Mandela, and so many of our great leaders, have in common? <br /><br />Empathy. Out-of-the-box thinking. Persistence over time. The desire for life-long learning.<br /><br /><br />Standardized tests measure none of this. Leaders who make a substantive impact on the "human" factor of humanity may or may not have been great students.<br /><br /><br />I hope my children are both "book" smart as well as "social conscious" smart at the end of their K12 education. But if I had to choose one path to "success" in my eyes, it would be would be "social conscious" smart over "great student/great college" smart every single time.<br /><br />Not everyone agrees with this view, and that is fine. We need all kinds of achievement in this big world. <br /><br />But it pains me to say that too few SPS schools offer students the tools for excelling in either area.<br /><br />EdVoterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-71782348332170672922013-12-05T13:17:20.359-08:002013-12-05T13:17:20.359-08:00It is truly unfortunate that in spite of this amaz...It is truly unfortunate that in spite of this amazing place that Washington State plays in the history of the rights of students with disabilities in public education, Seattle Public Schools is so far behind the curve. I hope Supt Banda looks at this Washington State history and uses it to motivate all of his departments to get moving to deliver on IDEA in letter and spirit. <br /><br />sped parent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-8292881363556484082013-12-05T12:19:27.895-08:002013-12-05T12:19:27.895-08:00I love learning about such impressive people who h...I love learning about such impressive people who helped shape our city. Thanks for posting this. RosieReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509678140588070623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-24620516807562961172013-12-05T11:17:55.284-08:002013-12-05T11:17:55.284-08:00We live in the Mount Baker house Katie's famil...We live in the Mount Baker house Katie's family owned and where she grew up, just three blocks from Franklin where our son is a junior and our daughter graduated this year. It's an honor to live in the space Katie once did.<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com