[jessica1467]

Hi there! I am posting this message on several forums in hopes of getting some reponses. I am currently a stay at home mom to my three year old Maddy.Previous to that I spent 12 years in the public school system. I now may have the opportunity to give workshops to educators about the unique issues that adopted children face.

I would like to hear form anyone with a story about how a teacher (or daycare professional)dealt with or did not deal with your child and his or her special concerns. Was he or she willing to learn? Did he or she accomodate a request? What should he or she have known? What did they do that was right? How was a problem resolved? If you have a domestic, from birth adoption (same cutural background), is this something that should even be brought up to the teacher?

As a teacher, I believe accomodations should be made for any child if it will ultimately help his or her ability to learn. I also think that some teachers are not interested in learning or changing. Some are but do not know what issues may be involved (attachment disorders, developmental delays, cutural issues, racism). The more info I can get from everyone, the more I can help educators learn about our kids.

This is not about teacher bashing, public school bashing, etc. I am the last person to say that all teachers are great(one year I diverted 4/5 of my class away from one teacher because I thought she was not kind, warm, and sympathetic to the kids-I wasn't going to tow the party line,"All of our teachers are wonderful here.") All teachers are individuals with their own beliefs and reasons for doing what they do whether we agree or not. I'm just looking for anecdotes that will be of use to me in a presentation.

Thanks so much!
Jessica