Good for her and good for you. It's amazing what some "special ed."
students can do when they find something that interests them and someone who
is willing to take the time and effort to support them. It' too bad there
aren't more teacher around like you.

"Glen" wrote in message
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Let me tell you a bit about one of the girls whose work I posted (jewlery
box and night stand). She is a special ed. student with 3rd grade reading
ability and 2nd grade math. When she entered my class as a first semester
student last spring she had a very low self concept from years of being
the "class dummy." I require my students to read a section of the text on
any power tool before they can use the machine, then they have to list the
safety rules and sketch the machine labeling the main parts. The reading
was beyond her. I had a TA in the class who helped her and read the
material with her. She started slowly but began to blossom. She still
works slowly, but puts care into each step. Her schedule this year, as a
2nd semester student wouldn't allow her to fit in the 1b (second semester)
class, but I worked it out with the guidance office so she could enroll as
a 1b in a 1a class (absolute beginners). Here she was the expert. Other
"normal" students came to her for advice. This was what she needed! For
the first ime in her academic life SHE was the whiz kid. Having taught
for 34 years, watching this youn lady grow has been one of the highlights
of my career.

Glen

"Gerald Ross" wrote in message
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Glen wrote:
I thought I would post some shots of the work my HS students have done
this year. All are first year students (some 1st semester, some 2nd)


All very respectable work. Why didn't we have girls in MY shop class!

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

We secretly replaced the dilithium
with Folger's Crystals...