What's making you happy today? - Page 405

Shawnee123 · 10-29-2010, 09:42 AM

Bravo SG! You *look* so happy!

Pico and ME · 10-29-2010, 09:46 AM

Its really great to see the headway you are making, SG. Slow and steady is the ticket. Congratulations on this milestone!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2010, 10:21 AM

Oh no, now you're part of the system... why you're practically, "The Man".

Congratulations though.

Clodfobble · 10-29-2010, 11:03 AM

So... it sounds like what you're saying is you'll be a one-on-one aide to a mainstreamed kid on the autism spectrum, is that right? Congrats on the job!

limey · 10-29-2010, 12:44 PM

SG that is SUCH good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so pleased for you. Wow. Hugs to you, kid.

monster · 10-29-2010, 01:35 PM

great news, Sundae, well done.

skysidhe · 10-29-2010, 02:52 PM

I'm happy that your happy SG.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

So... it sounds like what you're saying is you'll be a one-on-one aide to a mainstreamed kid on the autism spectrum, is that right?

That's what I thought too. A one- on- one.

DanaC · 10-29-2010, 04:08 PM

Bloody hell, that's brilliant news Sundae. Way to go you. You must have seriously impressed the school.

Crimson Ghost · 10-29-2010, 05:12 PM

Good going Sundae!
And yes, they all have names.
For six years, I thought my name was "Hey you! Yes you! The young one!"

Sundae · 10-30-2010, 02:22 PM

Thanks to all - yes I did work out that many children have names.

Last week.

I do have trouble learning them though - 60 kids at present and it's driving me crackers - what a relief to just have one (well, plus those in Craft Club, but I know nearly a half of those from last year)

Working with a named child is a way of differentiating from TAs who work with a whole class (as I have as a volunteer). So I'll working one-on-one and technically just responsible for that child, although of course there will be times I'll be asked to help in general activities and like any teacher or TA I'll be expected to uphold general rules of discipline in class and corridors etc. And I'll be much more involved in following a set plan for Educational Needs, recording information and I'll be interacting with specialist workers engaged with the child and also his parents.

I'm not sure if the child is on the autistism spectrum. The school has a specialist language centre with ten staff, so his communication difficulties might be physical, and the social side might stem from that. I have to wait and see. I'll have excellent in-school support anyway, we have a speech therapist on our staff as well as a Specialist Education & Disability Coordinator (SENCO) who was part of the interview panel.

Also it's only 20 hours a week - this must have been decided on via assessment. I know it includes at least some lunchtimes, but I don't think I'll be included in lessons like PE or singing or assemblies - I might be wrong, but those would be the ones I'd expect not to attend. Whereas the Downs Syndrome child in one of the classes I volunteer has a full-time TA, as does a registered blind child in a higher class.

I figure I'll have something to read around anyway. The school chose ME as the best candidate to work with this boy and I take courage from that. I am going to do everything I can to make them glad they did so, as well as the best I can for him.

As well as that, I get to see all the other little others I've already worked with around school. I've never been unpopular at work, but I've never been in an office where someone's face lights up just because they've passed me in the corridor, or where they run up to me outside work to give me a hug and tell me what they're doing. Even the staff came to give me a handshake or a kiss when they heard I had the job. It's just a lovely place.

I am SO happy.
Oh and Bruce, I'm SO not the man. Guess I'll have to prove it at sometime soon

xoxoxoBruce · 10-30-2010, 05:32 PM

Well that was a figure of speech that doesn't match your figure.

This one-on-one position will result in a lot of emotional involvement, if I know you. That can be stimulating, but also very draining. Adrenaline and endorphins can leave you feeling really low when they wear off, so be aware and don't mistake it for depression, then you'll be ok.

casimendocina · 10-31-2010, 06:58 AM

I'd been wondering where you'd got to SG. Congrats on the job.

skysidhe · 10-31-2010, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Well that was a figure of speech that doesn't match your figure.

This one-on-one position will result in a lot of emotional involvement, if I know you. That can be stimulating, but also very draining. Adrenaline and endorphins can leave you feeling really low when they wear off, so be aware and don't mistake it for depression, then you'll be ok.

damn, wonderful

limey · 11-04-2010, 04:11 PM

I'm going on a sea cruise!

Pete Zicato · 11-04-2010, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

I'm going on a sea cruise!

Cool. Where does it stop?

10-29-2010, 09:42 AM	#6061
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Bravo SG! You look so happy! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-29-2010, 10:21 AM	#6063
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh no, now you're part of the system... why you're practically, "The Man". Congratulations though. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-29-2010, 11:03 AM	#6064
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	So... it sounds like what you're saying is you'll be a one-on-one aide to a mainstreamed kid on the autism spectrum, is that right? Congrats on the job! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-29-2010, 12:44 PM	#6065
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	SG that is SUCH good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so pleased for you. Wow. Hugs to you, kid. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

10-29-2010, 01:35 PM	#6066
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	great news, Sundae, well done. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-29-2010, 09:46 AM	#6062
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Its really great to see the headway you are making, SG. Slow and steady is the ticket. Congratulations on this milestone!

10-29-2010, 05:12 PM	#6069
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Good going Sundae! And yes, they all have names. For six years, I thought my name was "Hey you! Yes you! The young one!" __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

10-30-2010, 02:22 PM	#6070
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Thanks to all - yes I did work out that many children have names. Last week. I do have trouble learning them though - 60 kids at present and it's driving me crackers - what a relief to just have one (well, plus those in Craft Club, but I know nearly a half of those from last year) Working with a named child is a way of differentiating from TAs who work with a whole class (as I have as a volunteer). So I'll working one-on-one and technically just responsible for that child, although of course there will be times I'll be asked to help in general activities and like any teacher or TA I'll be expected to uphold general rules of discipline in class and corridors etc. And I'll be much more involved in following a set plan for Educational Needs, recording information and I'll be interacting with specialist workers engaged with the child and also his parents. I'm not sure if the child is on the autistism spectrum. The school has a specialist language centre with ten staff, so his communication difficulties might be physical, and the social side might stem from that. I have to wait and see. I'll have excellent in-school support anyway, we have a speech therapist on our staff as well as a Specialist Education & Disability Coordinator (SENCO) who was part of the interview panel. Also it's only 20 hours a week - this must have been decided on via assessment. I know it includes at least some lunchtimes, but I don't think I'll be included in lessons like PE or singing or assemblies - I might be wrong, but those would be the ones I'd expect not to attend. Whereas the Downs Syndrome child in one of the classes I volunteer has a full-time TA, as does a registered blind child in a higher class. I figure I'll have something to read around anyway. The school chose ME as the best candidate to work with this boy and I take courage from that. I am going to do everything I can to make them glad they did so, as well as the best I can for him. As well as that, I get to see all the other little others I've already worked with around school. I've never been unpopular at work, but I've never been in an office where someone's face lights up just because they've passed me in the corridor, or where they run up to me outside work to give me a hug and tell me what they're doing. Even the staff came to give me a handshake or a kiss when they heard I had the job. It's just a lovely place. I am SO happy. Oh and Bruce, I'm SO not the man. Guess I'll have to prove it at sometime soon

10-30-2010, 05:32 PM	#6071
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well that was a figure of speech that doesn't match your figure. This one-on-one position will result in a lot of emotional involvement, if I know you. That can be stimulating, but also very draining. Adrenaline and endorphins can leave you feeling really low when they wear off, so be aware and don't mistake it for depression, then you'll be ok. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-31-2010, 06:58 AM	#6072
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I'd been wondering where you'd got to SG. Congrats on the job.

11-04-2010, 04:11 PM	#6074
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I'm going on a sea cruise! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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