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Got Choices?

Some of the kids in the residential school where I teach have incredible behaviors. They will kick, scream, throw themselves on the floor, bang their heads into the wall or the floor, and rip their clothing off. Why? Anger and frustration. I really believe some of them feel p...

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About.co...ducation — November 05 09

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Good Grief!

What do you do when a student dies? I thought that question was moot, until I got a call at 5 a.m. telling me one of my kids died in an accident. I just saw him the day before, happy and whole. My first considerations were my own grief, and the grieving of my staff. Then it stuc...

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About.co...ducation — October 31 09

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Food Fight

Pulling the Food out From Under Disabled Children First Lady Michelle Obama is talking up nutrition as part of an effort to deal with the obesity epidemic hitting our children. Certainly prevention is important for dealing with the ballooning cost of medical care. There is growi...

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About.co...ducation — October 27 09

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Is It an Autism Epidemic?

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sibelius revealed to the autism community that a pending report from the Centers from Disease Control sets the new prevalence of Autism at one in 100. Another report reviewed by the journal Pediatrics based on telephone interviews places the preval...

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About.co...ducation — October 14 09

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Zero Tolerance Gone Wild?

October 13 the Christina School District of Delaware, aching from more than two weeks of derision on the part of the national press (check out the ...

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About.co...ducation — October 14 09