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Fresh. Organic. ( - gasmic!) Wet.

Compliments Bruddah Neil

So I have this meeting with the Maimai's counselor, her principal, her transition to High School lady from the local Public High.

Mai's ADHD. I am used to hearing that she struggles. I am used to defending her up-beat attitude. Used to the positives of how she is not a disrespectful child. How she always volunteers to help. That she cant sit still. Disorganized. Hangs with her younger peers. Rushes thru assignments.

Yep. I am a pro at dealing with bureaucratic types. I am good at it, too. Mai didn't tell me I had a meeting yesterday at 130PM. So I get a call to go as soon as possible to a meeting at 230. I work at 4; Hotel BS. So I shower, make the meeting, as usual, attired in surfshorts, T shirt. And the 'show' begins. Theses are the programs for Sped class (of course, SPED is Special Ed) But Special Ed is a damned comment, so don't call it that, call it something else, that everyone KNOWS what it means, but make SOUND different. So 15 bale blah blahs later, I just ask what exactly is offered for a SPED student, to accelerate themselves, an get them above the level they are performing at?

Dork 1 - " That is a very good question! "

Me - ( of course it is you doofus, I knew you had no idea I would ask, it so I DID)

Dork 1 - " We ..Err, offer summer school Phys ED for the ...SPED students "

Me - " don't perceive this a wrong, but you don't offer anything that would assist them in getting out of the SPED curriculum they are in, do you...Not you specifically, but the BOE? ( board of ed )..."

Dork 1 - " Um, no. But....The summer programs fill up fast and....15 more blah blahs of blah blahs..."

Me - ( noticing the principal FALLING ASLEEP)
" So if she was enrolled at another summer school program, and took classes that the syllabus was such and such, would it transfer to credit her at K****** High? "

Dork 1 - " that's a good question...BOE to BOE school, I think so, but private to BOE, I am not sure."

Me - (exactly what, besides the rote Blah shit you are spewing, do you know? )
" Ok , Thanks. "

...Mais counselor, who does care as much as he can, reads me the usual plan of attack to get Mai up to speed...blah 15 more times ....

( Principal is now ASLEEP )

Meeting ends with handshakes, thanks, blah blah 10X over...

I grow tired of half-assed educators. You bring your kid to the firehouse, we show 'em everything we can to IGNITE knowledge. We get paid for that, yeah. But as an educator, it is your primary job.

The kid is not a trouble maker.

The kid shows up for school.

The kid has parents who care.

(granted, they work a lot.)

The kid is giving.

The kid is not disrespectful.

The kid knows the difference between right and wrong.

The kid has EMPATHY.

Educating is a great calling, 30 kids to inspire a great challenge.

Stop blaming ADHD or what ever, and INSPIRE.


First hand from a hyper/loser/gradeschool/highschool challenged/ student who had one teacher that said something, and made me believe in myself, and drove me to become smarter than I would have let myself believe.

If I had listened to the rest.

Aloha.