tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335127253206802038.post4270982321008237005..comments2023-05-30T05:21:42.653-04:00Comments on Karen's Adventures in Mommyland: Inefficiency at it's best.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08353696433987975754noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335127253206802038.post-26915968847997950032009-10-03T19:31:34.347-04:002009-10-03T19:31:34.347-04:00OK, pull me previous q on what BSI means. I alway...OK, pull me previous q on what BSI means. I always read your most current post and then work back to where I left off last time. This must be so frustrating for you and way to go for not "letting it go".Elizabeth Kathryn Gerold-Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198302426940280673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335127253206802038.post-5595646382426602572009-09-30T21:46:29.477-04:002009-09-30T21:46:29.477-04:00I'm simply amazed that they don't even con...I'm simply amazed that they don't even consult the teacher to see if she feels the child needs extra help. The BSI team is going off of one test given at the end of the year that I'm betting they told the kids "didn't count". Madeline is the kind of kid who won't put any effort into a test that doesn't count (Really, what's the point if it doesn't count?). I highlighted in the letter that this is precisely the reason children who do need help fall through the cracks. I also suggested that they seek to help a child who struggles to get a C or D instead of trying to help the child who gets a B without even trying. I'd be amazed if the worst math students in the 3rd grade at our school were B students. Madeline's teacher tells me that she has several students that she has recommended for the BSI program because they actually need the help, and they were denied because students like Madeline were seen as having a greater need.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353696433987975754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335127253206802038.post-77679588609064956182009-09-30T21:08:27.782-04:002009-09-30T21:08:27.782-04:00Well I hope that letter works....Well I hope that letter works....Nichole "Nikki" Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375907795300179867noreply@blogger.com