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Meet The Last Man!

In March 2024, I will be offering the module "Meet The Last Man" with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) online via Signum University.

Mary Shelley's novel The Last Man is one of the most relevant books we can read right now, and I'm really looking forward to exploring it with students!

With Down syndrome, my younger son has narrow airways.  He’s had colds send him to the ER for breathing treatment many times.

So, we’re taking this social distancing thing seriously.

For months the THREAT of school loomed over us.  The US went MAD in 2016, after all.  Then our county system decided all the kids will do the first quarter remotely. Whew!  But they hope to start trying some in-person instruction as soon as Oct. 20. *terror* THEN they let us know we had a choice.  They created Virtual Academies for those who want to try that model going forward AND for those who don’t want to risk in-person instruction too soon.  We commit for at least a semester at a time so they can staff.  They need more staff.  About 2000 kids have enrolled so far, ~300 with Individualized Education Plans (special needs/accommodation needs/differences). 

T misses friends and in-person and... leaving the house for more than riding through a drive through.  Of course he does!  And I miss having quiet time at home with the boys at school and hubs traveling for work/working at an office outside the home.

But this thing is real and scary and I’m GRATEFUL for a way to keep safe.  Special Ed. in my county has always been lacking in middle school anyway.  So, I feel like he’s missing out on less than if he was missing his outstanding, inclusive elementary years.  And kids are MEAN in middle school as often as not... so...

It’s off to a slow start. Needing IEP services/therapies is no joke in times like these. T started getting speech therapy last Thursday. But we’re not getting much else yet.  We read books and watch some videos.  And I DON’T CARE.  T will come along as he comes along.  Services will get rolling.  

Yes, it’s funny, but it’s really happening, not only in schools, universities, but also in jobs.

Dear Professor X: Yes, we are at home, yes, we don’t have to transport ourselves to get to the university, yes, it is unlikely that we will forget our homework, but that means that we have more time? NO. Many of us -because of course there are always exceptions- have NEW things to do, apart from what is necessary to balance our lives like personal care, time with family or friends, housework (lots of cleaning), taking care of our pet, physical exercise and even cooking. Some, they stay there, but about NEW tasks, the pandemic has left many parents out of work, people who were the breadwinners of the family, that means that several for those or other reasons also work; then there are people who live with older adults or people at risk and try to protect them by doing tasks they used to do outside home, so now they do the house shopping, payments, errands and much more.

It is not that we are lazy, or we hate homework, we are aware that it is part of, practice makes perfect, I understand that; but you know I don’t understand, that they leave last minute jobs without meaning, that in spite of presenting justifications with evidence they don’t choose to help the student and give second chances, the excessive and unnecessary accumulation of jobs without meaning, the lack of empathy, the little closeness with the student, easy jobs can be difficult for others.

I know that there are different educational systems, which realize when a student has problems and differentiate complicated jobs for some, they do not have a problem with taking exams 2 or 3 times if some need more time or with extra teaching or help, because that means that the student does want to learn. I think that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?

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