The Magician’s Trick

On Thursday this week, Arne Duncan praised the progress made by IDEA law as the 35th anniversary of the passage of this legislation approaches. He went on to say that although there has been progress, the dream hasn’t been fully realized yet. However, the law is...

Issues for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

This week I had the opportunity to interview someone at a local organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities. I am excited to share it here, because I feel that even as adults, we are all continually learning. Therefore this is very relevant to what...

A Silly Ban on Silly Bandz

It’s 9am morning announcements and what did they just say? Silly Bandz are now banned in school? (picture of silly bands on right comes from their website) This is the trend. As children get excited about the cute rubber bracelets made into shapes, the schools...

The Lighter Side of Things

School has started and with that, my schedule has gotten crazy. Not really an excuse not to post, but it is my reason why. But in these last 2 weeks many good things have happened….- Near the end of summer I began working with a student who was resistant to...