Book or other gift for students entering med school?
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Comments (12)I did a lot of this reading seven years ago when DD was transitioning from four years of home-schooling into a small elementary school. I am not so well-versed on the current and newest literature, but I do have some advice that is probably still applicable. IMO, the most important way to ready a girl for this is to give her the vocabulary so that when she experiences this behavior, she will understand how all the players fit together and even more so, so you and she can discuss it in a meaningful way. For my kiddo, in many ways, having a more analytical understanding of childhood struggles allowed her to be less caught up in the emotional aspects those rough patches, if that makes any sense. I read Queen Bees and Odd Girl and some others and just marked the "best" parts, read them to my daughter, and used that as a place to start the discussion. Some of the stories in QBs were a little too much for my then-3rd-grader. But a number of them were appropriate teaching tools. Her insight at age 9 was that she was more likely to be the perp than the victim. Interesting. Had a lot to do with her sense of self, which was (and remains) quite strong. This was useful to me over the years, as I often felt the need to ask her tough questions about how she was treating her peers. She was particularly tough on clingy girls who wanted to be her friend. She has really made an effort to cultivate her gentler side over the years. Interestingly, after surviving re-entry into traditional school, and three years at a large public middle school, my daughter was bullied in her first weeks at a new high-school. I though we'd gotten beyond that stage....how wrong I was. It was a brief but very difficult period of time, which I posted about here. I sat by, supporting my kid and proudly watched as she advocated for herself. I think all those years of having the bullying discussion on the table prepared her for what she needed to do. It did not lessen her anguish, nor mine. But, she was able to put an end to it quickly. I also credit her school for stepping in with Shock & Awe. They did not sweep it under the rug and that is often the key to success. If your daughter's Middle School does not have an anti-bullying scheme in place, maybe there is something you can do to implement one. Six or seven years ago, my DD's new elementary school had nothing. Because it was a small private school, I was able to affect a lot of change in that department. Of course, the parents who needed to be in those meetings and classes were not the ones who usually showed up! And Relational Aggression is much more in the front of everyone's minds now than it was back then, so hopefully you won;t need to be the pioneer I wish you all the best. It is a tough time but you can, and probably will, come out just fine....See MoreSpecial Ed Teacher/School gifts
Comments (7)That's going to get real expensive, really fast. My nephew is special needs. Here's what my SIL does. A gift card to the classroom teacher, usually to someplace the teacher can get classroom supplies. For everyone else, the one-on-one aide, the home nurses, the bus diver and aide, the therapists--she has my nephew make a card or a pencil holder or cookies or something else as gifts. My nephew's in fifth grade now and has a teacher, a teacher's aide, his own one-on-one aide, the bus driver, the bus aide, five different home nurses, physical therapists--home and school, occupational therapists--home and school, speech therapist, music therapist, two swim therapists (I don't know what they are really called, but they've worked some miracle and he can now swim unassisted), 11 doctors, the brace maker, the wheelchair guy, the mobility specialist and probably a few other people I'm forgetting. In your case, I'd give $25 gift cards to the teacher and the therapists. Then I'd give some sort of gift basket to the classroom--the teacher and the aides--something that they can easily split up amongst them. Cards for everyone else, handmade if your son can do that, or at least signed by him however he signs his name at this time. If you don't feel the card is enough, you can include a little thank you note of your own, thanking them for all the progress your son has made under their care. If you haven't had contact with someone, there's no need to give them anything at the holidays. I'm sure they won't be expecting it. (The nurse, the liaison.) This post was edited by camlan on Fri, Dec 7, 12 at 11:28...See MoreBlast from the past - 2000 'Get to know each other' thread
Comments (3)Wow....what an amazing list of people.... too many of them no longer with us or active here. It is nice to remember some of their names and their struggles that we shared. Thanks for the memories....See MoreNeed gift ideas for foreign exchange student
Comments (13)Not knowing her age, country of origin, or tastes, it becomes difficult to suggest things. I'm thinking that something Americana that would not be available in her country, or maybe something to remind her of her visit to this country. An 'el cheapo' would be a wall calendar with American scenes or early day farm equipment. If you have a good photographer in your family, make well done prints of items such as covered bridges, light houses, water mills, and log houses. You could make photos of historical artifacts such as the Wright Brother's airplane. A replica is in the musuem at Kitty Hawk. Also there is the sewing machine used to fabricate the cloth panels. If her country made a contribution to the early formation of this country, photograph items associated with that event. Some of the monuments are not well known and pretty mcuh forgotten by our general public. For example, if your student was German, you might photograph the monument to Baron DeKalb and include a short history of his contribution during the Revolutionary war. Look him up in the World Book Encyclopedia. It will tell you about Baron DeKalb and where his monument is located. Also note that DeKalb, IL is named after this man. If your student was French, photogaph items asociated with Laffette. Laffette spent the winter with George Washington at Valley Forge. There are a number of places in the US that carry a French name. Laffette, IN is one of those; Fort Sackville, now Vincennes, IN, is another, and of course, there is New Orleans. In 1884, the French people presented the Statue of Liberty to the New United States....See MoreILoveRed
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