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Your child will be participating in many scientific investigations this year during Science 7. Several of these investigations involve food products as we investigate life functions. Additionally, we have found that using familiar food products to model challenging abstract concepts significantly increases retention.
____ My child DOES have a SEVERE food allergy. I request that the class not complete activities with the following ingredients (please list below, mark with a *, and indicate severity and/or concerns):
Yes, I appreciate the fact that they are at least aware this this can pose a problem. I assume a 504 plan would supercede any wholesale permission given through this slip.
I've come to the place that it's just not realistic to expect food not to be used in school. And high school is worse than middle school--at least our experience. But if I can work with the teacher well in advance of the event so that it is safe, we're good.
And in high school, I have been mostly hands off.
The teacher wants this student involved in everything, and takes the time to find out what products are safe (no may contains) and spends her own money on it....for the entire class, not something different for the kid with pa.
Maybe there is some kind of study that indicates better retention for (Virginia) SOLs if candy or other food crap is used . . .
QuoteMaybe there is some kind of study that indicates better retention for (Virginia) SOLs if candy or other food crap is used . . .
Oh you know there is. Our VA middle school cited it. And used Bob's for all the kids with PA simply because that's what I supplied for DS. But apparently they only help in math, because they were only used for math.
:crazy:
What, twinturbo? You didn't believe that ROCK CANDY would be integral and indispensable as a learning tool for the geology? I'm certain that your kiddos will never retain squat from their geology lessons because you didn't teach with candy. ;D
Seemed as good a place as any for this quote:
Old adage among the rangers at Yellowstone: "Once a bear is hooked on garbage, there's no cure."
Am I reading this correctly, also, in that this is a blanket waiver, in terms of language?
That is, does it have no specific event/date attached?
Yowza.
No way, no how would I sign that even without FA's in play. I want to KNOW if you opt to include feeding stuff to my child as part and parcel of the instructional part of the day, tyvm.
Each. and. every. time.
maeve, may I ask what the s'mores lesson was about? I'd guess melting points?
The permission slip is implying there may/will be "accommodations" of sorts for those with LTFA . . . is this an attempt to NOT have a 504 . . . part of the "appearances" of being concerned and diligent in effort to NOT have 504 for the LTFA students?
Have already experienced an attempt at soft-sell of "IHCP will do" recently.
Just makes me wonder.
The permission slip is implying there may/will be "accommodations" of sorts for those with LTFA . . . is this an attempt to NOT have a 504 . . . part of the "appearances" of being concerned and diligent in effort to NOT have 504 for the LTFA students?
Have already experienced an attempt at soft-sell of "IHCP will do" recently.
Just makes me wonder.
Adding,
I guess what I'm trying to say is,
isn't this really a violation of Section 504 and process? Cart before horse = accommodations before or without official eligibility.
Maybe they have no clue that this is outside 504 process and not ok?