About
Let me introduce myself: for the past 39 years, I have worked as an OCT certified Teacher at the Toronto District School Board, and for the last 28, as a Special Education Teacher and a Method and Resource Teacher.
Part of my responsibilities included chairing School Support Team meetings, and on many occasions, I witnessed the frustration and confusion of parents and guardians as they sat across the table from School Board officials and listened to “education speak”. Many of them clearly felt intimidated or uninformed when dealing with their child’s school team. Often, that led to ineffective and unproductive relationships, resulting in the child’s needs being lost in translation.
Part of my responsibilities included chairing School Support Team meetings, and on many occasions, I witnessed the frustration and confusion of parents and guardians as they sat across the table from School Board officials and listened to “education speak”. Many of them clearly felt intimidated or uninformed when dealing with their child’s school team. Often, that led to ineffective and unproductive relationships, resulting in the child’s needs being lost in translation.