Practicum Post #3

 We briefly went over IEPs. In general, all of the students with an IEP struggled with executive functioning. This resulted in some students needing extra time in Math or reading, or test adaptations. The IEPs were focused on math, reading and writing skills. These are underlying bases for science, so it is something to pay attention to. We spent a lot of time talking about a specific student, let's call them K, who has special needs accommodations, but by interacting with the student and their older sibling (who has similar/the same issues) our team teacher wonders if they really have these conditions. This student has been out of school almost all year to the point where courts are getting involved, because the parent says the school would not make accommodations for them, but at the same time not telling the school what accommodations this student needs. The sad bit was when I interacted with K they showed me they are so smart and have the capacity to think and excel. To be honest, if I were the TAG teacher I would suggest K be apart of the TAG program, but I feel that K is not able to reach their full potential, because their parent is not allowing them to go to school. This saddens me to no end.