tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post5292779264406959208..comments2008-05-27T20:55:20.059-07:00Squidnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-82838248571624137522008-05-27T20:55:00.000-07:002008-05-27T20:55:00.000-07:002008-05-27T20:55:00.000-07:00And by the way? I would LOVE to meet not only the two children, but their parents.<BR/>wow. I would really like to meet the parents.<BR/>And then hug them.gwendomamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08439664476465264089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-88819496060579153372008-05-27T17:24:00.000-07:002008-05-27T17:24:00.000-07:002008-05-27T17:24:00.000-07:00oh whoa. i had a hard time with this one. i also couldn't help myself - i emailed the teacher.<BR/><BR/>i fwd'd the article to our ECI/ABA ABRITE experts...they were shocked by the level of ignorance.gwendomamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08439664476465264089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-92125998485967614072008-05-27T12:45:00.000-07:002008-05-27T12:45:00.000-07:002008-05-27T12:45:00.000-07:00Don't miss <A HREF="http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/05/25/voting-the-autistic-kid-off-the-island/" REL="nofollow">Karoli's take on this hideous mess</A>.<BR/><BR/><I>Portillo, you’re nothing more than a poorly trained excuse for an authoritarian bitch who shouldn’t be anywhere near children, much less teaching them. If the school district doesn’t see this as child abuse, they’re as ignorant as you are, because it clearly is.<BR/><BR/>Just so this isn’t anything more than a rant, let me offer some suggestions to you, Portillo. Take some classes in child development, autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Learn some creative ways to build these children up rather than tearing them down. Learn to UNDERSTAND that what you do now will MATTER to them 10 years from now, that you are forming their attitudes toward school, peers, social relationships, and authority.</I>Liz Ditzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-13644101275439517692008-05-26T22:20:00.000-07:002008-05-26T22:20:00.000-07:002008-05-26T22:20:00.000-07:00Oh my God...that's horrifying. I'm a teacher and I...just...wow. I can't conceive of the kind of person who would do this to ANYONE, let alone a child... I make it my goal all the time in my class to ensure everyone is included. To deliberately segregate a child (NOT GROUNDS FOR EMOTIONAL ABUSE??????) via his classmates? Unbelievable. This woman should lose her teaching license. That is not ok.<BR/><BR/>I would like to meet the two children who voted against voting him out of the classroom.<BR/><BR/>That poor kid, and family.The Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075991716846708838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-37212357956069537312008-05-26T18:21:00.000-07:002008-05-26T18:21:00.000-07:002008-05-26T18:21:00.000-07:00Squid, I can't even go near this one. It's just too close to our own situation. Suffice to say: WERD.creth95http://www.blogger.com/profile/16277063555124157524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-58455204843743916602008-05-24T22:11:00.000-07:002008-05-24T22:11:00.000-07:002008-05-24T22:11:00.000-07:00WTF? Since when do kindergartners get to vote on who's in their class? And what kind of idiot would let them?B.E.C.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17692965288646024168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-64056768868800350092008-05-24T19:10:00.000-07:002008-05-24T19:10:00.000-07:002008-05-24T19:10:00.000-07:00How sad - intolerance begins at such a young age. Or, as you've pointed out, tolerance can take root early on. I really love posts like this one - much as you've pointed out a way that one group (or individual - shame on that teacher!) has gotten it really wrong, you also discuss ways that we can take action to guard against this sort of bias taking root in our own communities. <BR/>Thank you for such proactive posts as this one. They make me feel more aware of injustice without leaving me with the hopeless "all is lost" feeling that I might otherwise have.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207678339857611774noreply@blogger.com