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What ARE “Learning Disabilities” Anyway?

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What are “learning disabilities”? In practical life? In the Law? In Public School?

What does it mean for a student to find that she or he has a “learning disability”?  Are these true disabilities? Is this labeling? Is labeling necessary? Are there any such thing at all?

So, a child has problems in school. What kind of problems fit in this category? What can be done?

We will answer those questions today, and more like them next time what happens in private schools, in homeschooling, and what are the most important tips on  how to proceed so that your child can experience a successful life.

Here are the links I promised:

  1. IDEA Act  Government promulgated fact sheet website  https://sites.ed.gov/idea/  LDs are not mental retardation, now Down’s Syndrome, and not remediated by SEL Social and Emotional Learning. These are entirely separate discussions, but you might be misled by a single glance at this website!

Statute and Regulations

  1. Statute language as far as I can tell http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title20/chapter33&edition=prelim  This is USC Chap 33.I remember IDEA being PS 92-142.
  2. Section 504https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/civilrights/resources/factsheets/504.pdfhttps://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.index.htm
  3. Wright’s Law website, explanation of the law  https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.index.htm
  4.  Home School Legal Defense Fund  https://hslda.org/
  5. How Difficult Can it Be?  F>A>T> City   Recommended video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9NfoGiLKdA  Available on Vimeo and for sale many places

https://depts.washington.edu/dbpeds/fat-city-workshop-transcript.pdf

fat-city-workshop-transcript.pdf

How Hard Can This Be? By Richard Lavoie. In the author’s workshops, participants wind up frustrated, angry, and in tears — and finally understand …

https://www.kanopy.com/product/how-difficult-can-be-fat-city

How Difficult Can This Be? FAT City – Kanopy

This unique program lets viewers experience the frustration, anxiety, and tension faced by children with learning disabilities. Workshop facilitator Richard …

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2376743723

Richard Lavoie: How Difficult Can This Be? F.A.T. – ProQuest

This unique program lets viewers experience the frustration, anxiety, and tension faced by children with learning disabilities. Workshop facilitator Richard …

How Difficult Can This be? The F.A.T. City Workshop on Vimeo

This is “How Difficult Can This be? The F.A.T. City Workshop” by Reading Partners on Vimeo,and is for sale many places.

Learning Disabilities Association of Texas https://ldatx.org/  Notice, the most important thing they think you need to know is that you may at any time, by law, request an evaluation for your student. Check out what they say. Remember, I said, to do it in writing, certified/return receipt requested. Then, you will get a response.

 

Summer Activities for Your Family

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This week: summer activity ideas for your family. Every year I do one of these posts, it is very popular. Gosh, I saw a post on Twitter from a father lamenting summer. How can this be? Right. Lack of ideas. Really, it is a great time; a time to be together; a time to teach and pass along so much — and time to fix the problems.

Children with learning problems just need some fun! With so much hard work on academics, and often exactly the wrong handling of their problems at school, summer break is a welcome time of relaxation — and learning — without the stress of the academic format.

I’ve given you some new ideas in the episode, and some background on how I came up with those. Predictably, those ideas are rooted in current events and the discussions from those. Is it time to do a “how to tell what is true” series? Want more on homeschooling? Looking for more specifics on the ailment your family is struggling with? Let me know at info@greatshalom.org

Coming soon: rerun of ideas to make businesses with children, Richard Eberiga

In the mean time, post your ideas, complete with pictures. It is helpful if those pictures are .gif or .jpg   and reduced to fewer bytes.  Thanks a million!

Gardening as Home Education

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Gardening as home education, health and now safety.

Prepping is trending. Are we entering a famdemic? Who knows? But be prepared!

Here are some quick ideas to help you garden in whatever situation you find yourself, especially if it is late for putting in a garden.

You will also want to check out one of our oldie goldies, from 2008 with Marcus Young of Bloomers Gardens in Elgin, Texas.

7 Practical Mom-Level Health Measures for 2022

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I offer 7 practical mom-level health measures for 2022. These are what my most knowledgeable friends are interested in. All checked out and reference from credentialed sources OR trusted sources who found from credentialed sources. (Although we have recently seen how credential can be corrupt or even…)  Just saying, I’ve done my best to pas along good info. You check for yourself.

Regular disclaimer : I am not a physician. This is not meant to cure or treat any disease. Because we know that only the AMA has the authority over that.

But mothers are interested in prevention  and home remedies and that is more along the lines of what we have. Hope you find it helpful. Please share what works for you and your family?

Here are the promised links.

1. Ideas for sore throat, sinuses : spray, wash or infuse with hydrogen peroxide.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKu6HVwTA40&t=573s

2. https://www.theepochtimes.com/licorice-inhibits-replication-of-coronavirus_4177389.html?utm_source=News&utm_campaign=Breaking-2021-12-30-1&utm_medium=email

3. Surely, you have already heard that the substance early on recognized as a therapeutic but banned for that scary infection.  Quinine, on which this medicine and others like it are based, has been used for centuries. It comes comes from a chichona tree. For the DIY, here is an article on making your own.

https://www.twincities.com/2012/09/25/make-your-own-quinine-syrup/

There are other articles. Notice, you will have to purchase chichona bark. This was possible a few months ago – but, today, you never know.

4. Then, there is the cheapest yet: sunshine. Sunshine carries vitamin D. Check out this article:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-surgeon-general-promotes-nutraceuticals-for-covid_4166126.html?utm_source=News&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-12-26-1&utm_medium=email

5. Of course, we are not permitted to discuss a word starting with I that has been used safely for decades for humans for rheumatoid arthritis & lupus —  and also as horse de-wormer. People have been using it as a treatment for the scam–demic we are also not supposed mention unless we do fear porn.  Maybe I can pass along the info that wormwood is another anti-helminth, or in other words, another anti-parasite treatment. Wormwood is available in tincture form at most health food stores. No known study about effectiveness.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/outpatient-treatments-for-covid-19-reviewed_4177734.html?utm_source=News&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-12-27-2&utm_medium=email

6. Nattokinease and N –acteyl- L -carnitine for heart inflammation. Natto is a fermented Japanese product. N-acetyl-L-carnitine is readily available at health food stores. It is good for youth cellular metabolism, heart, and brain. There are scientific studies on this. Try https://www.lifeextension.com/search#q=N-acetyl-L-carnitine&t=coveo4A2453FD

7. Finally, it is going around the internet that certain pine needles are a treatment for … those spi…. pointy …… proteins… which is that same thing, really, that we are not supposed to speak about. My research indicates that various pines have been used for similar applications. Apparently, Eastern White Pine has long been used for tea because it has vitamin A, C (rather a lot), and has some restorative properties (meaning it helps against feeling tired.) (NOT at all like  pine trees in Texas which would give a turpentine like taste!)  I found some, well identified, tried it out, and found as a tea, it seems to work well. Tastes like mild lemon/lime. DO NOT BOIL. Do not expect it to look much different than water. Use like tea. Put other things in it like lemon or mint, if desired.

(Btw, I see unidentified pine needles for sale – which I would not recommend. Also, I saw a Y….T…. video posted with wrong directions, deceptive video, by …. some one… who might be identified as a bad actor. Beware.)

Found recently : https://balkanherb.com/products/pine-needles-pinus-sylvestris?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImoXl35bd9QIVEFNyCh10MweMEAAYAyAAEgJvtvD_BwE

I notice this last are not identified, nor can you tell which kind based on the picture. And pricey!

BETTER:  Eastern White Pine is probably Pinus Strobus: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1063122758/eastern-white-pine-organic-wild?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_e-home_and_living-spirituality_and_religion-natural_curios-herbs_and_roots&utm_custom1=_k_EAIaIQobChMIpLSx2dPe9QIVwwaICR1VsQ6oEAQYAyABEgKfVvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_12559942210_123094370521_506995361222_pla-307841923876_c__1063122758_472345937&utm_custom2=12559942210&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpLSx2dPe9QIVwwaICR1VsQ6oEAQYAyABEgKfVvD_BwE

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BTW, yes, I know normal practice is to not show all the link, but just a clickable word. However, in today’s environment, when there are so many attacks on good info, I wanted to make as sure as possible that the link could be found now and in the future. Thanks for understanding.