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I remember I was told a student on my list for Sept 2008 has ADHD etc. His 3rd grade teacher told me he never sits in the class, runs around in the hallways and gets suspended every other week or so. To her he is impossible. On the other hand his science prep teacher who gets him 3X a week for 45 mins each time, claims he is not as active in her class but likes to be hands-on.

I see two strengths: he is creative, artistic and loves to run errands. An advantage is that he has a TSS worker. I am thinking of a plan of action for this student.

I normally put up the works that my children do on bulletin boards every month or so. My plan is to have him do this for me. He will put the works up in creative and decorative ways, create a caption etc. With this he will be able to walk in the hallways but with an aim and my permission. He will be learning as he sees and handles the works of other students:faith cometh by hearing and seeing too :)  He will get to create his own stuff and get to be a helper running errands. His TSS will be with him. I pray this works and hopefully the administrator will allow it.

With this the student's reality and my reality will merge to create a less wrong experience for both of us.