Purposeful Ramblings Through My Mind

I work on the other end of the spectrum, the very beginning of kids' interactions with the school district. I can tell you that the experience is overwhelmingly geared towards making things easy and predictable for the school. Rather than focusing on a child's needs, they are constantly attempting to fit the child into preconceived slots regardless of how appropriate that slot may be. For example, a child with a severe speech delay will qualify for on-campus speech therapy. In order to qualify the district must acknowledge that the child has an educational need for the therapy. But if mom or dad can't take off work and bring the child to the school building, that kid gets NO services. It's beyond ridiculous.