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Teachers Aide Funding for Children with a Disability

You may have seen our very public fight with the government through the media during the first 6 months of 2010 as Penny and I have pursued funding for a teacher’s aide for Daniel while he attends our local high school. Unfortunately this public battle is only as a result of 3 years of being ignored by the government and politicians while we have written letters and attended meetings with no result. (For the whole history click here)

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The struggle between heart, mind and body

We spoke with Daniel the other day about what subjects he would like to elect for next year at school.  Daniel is in High School now and is in the process of selecting what subjects he would like to study for next year (Year 9).

The school has been amazingly supportive of everything that Daniel has tried his hands at, and although Daniel throws himself at everything with reckless abandon, there is always varying degrees of success.

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How to approach schooling …

What school is best for my child? Should I choose a special school, government school, independent school or private school?

How would I know? I’m just a dad and really my wife handles most of this sort of stuff … I just pay the bills and weigh in on the debate when we start discussing how much it will all cost.

Daniel is at the end of year 6, so we are currently experiencing all the highs and lows of moving from primary school to high school. We are also experiencing going from the public system through to an independent school, which is also a bit of a learning curve.

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Your Children – Start with the End in Mind

As your child grows, do you want them to fit in and be accepted as best as possible? Your biggest obstacle is the ignorance of others. So if you know you are going up against people who don’t know your child, how bright they are and what they can or can’t do, the question is … How do you prepare for it?

Start with the end in mind …

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