About 'public accounts'|Jesse LaGrossa: Coast-to-Coast Travel, Public Accounting Style
Teaching disability wasn't restricted to just the LD teachers, but also to a few regular classroom teachers. At first my mom fought the school councilor's decision to make me repeat the 4th grade regardless if I had passed it or not. He stopped by the house late one evening to argue his point that he was going to hold me back. Needless to say, he had no success arguing with my mom. She's a force to be reckoned with, especially when it came to education (and the school 'system' in general). Just as it looks like the uphill battle might be to my benefit, my mom thinks that having me repeat the grade (although I had passed it the first time), will give me the upper hand when all is said and done. Turns out my mom would eventually be right. I try to remain optimistic. I'm pulled out of the public school, and attend my first religious school setting. The kids think I'm from another solar system when I ask them where the Learning Disability classroom is located. There was no such thing as "learning disability" at this one private religious school. I was so relieved to hear that. The students learned in a regular classroom setting with their peers. The Lord loves all children even those with learning disabilities I was quick to learn about while attending this religious school. The students were friendly and the teachers were likewise. In order to get me caught up on what I had previously missed out on, I had to undergo some rigorous summer school with a tutor, who was excellent. We had a very extensive workload and cram every subject as fast as possible. I also had to learn how to read, learn phonics (for the very first time), Social Studies, Geography, Spelling (this would be my weakest point throughout school), Mathematics (another subject I was terrible at), Science, and the list seemed endless. We had maybe two weeks to complete everything to my recollection. I never complained and held out hope that things eventually do get better. Public school by 1989-90: Okay, did I retain all that I learned at the religious school? Yes and no. Unfortunately, my family moved from the school district and again I was faced with returning to the public school setting at the same school I had gone to before way back for Transitional Kindergarten. I panic because I just know deep in my heart it's not going to be an easy year. Made difficult because there was a new student teacher. I loathe her as much as she dislikes me. First, she called me stupid in front of the class one day when I was called upon to answer questions, and her comment made me upset and almost brought tears to my eyes. Secondly, she never apologized to me. Third, she held favoritism for some of the other students and this made me highly upset because I was seeing favoritism between my grandparents doting over my eldest brother while excluding my siblings and I. And four, I also didn't get along with this student teacher because I misconstrued her job in the classroom as eventually "replacing" the regular teacher, whom, not only was friends and neighbors with my dad's late mother, but I also thought the world about this certain teacher as well. I thought she sort of looked out for me, which I appreciated. Again, there is talk of sending me back to that horrible LD classroom setting. I was going on my second year of being "free" from that. I was struggling to keep my head above water with my academics, pull off passing grades (without tutoring at first, but it doesn't work). I have to take after school tutor classes of which I now dislike. So, my mom makes it up for me with her "reward" program and lets me get an 8 track tape here and there, which helps. "What do you mean how do I know when school's out for the day?" I looked at my tutor with an "are you serious" look when she showed me how to set the time (and tell time) on my Swatch watch with the black and white polka dot wrist band. Seriously, I'll just kick my heels up on Tracey's desk, open my Metal Edge magazine and read to pass the time until morning. Duh! That tutor's question really got under my skin and made feel like I was stupid. Mind you, my reply to her question was, "when the last bell rings, and the teacher dismisses us, its time to leave." And anybody who graded my papers back then (I still have them to this day), knows that my spelling was atrocious, my syntax could have room for improvement, and my run-on sentences are astounding for a twelve year old. So, how do I follow that super hero rock group without a lick of grammar sense while I manage to topple every word in the magazines as I try to hone in my reading skills. (Yep, the teachers at the elementary school knew that I was becoming a fan). In fact, my gym teacher told me about his experiences taking his daughter to one such concert way back when (he never said what year), but that, "There were people with white painted faces on the road, and the entire venue was loud like crazy," (my diary entry. Day information received not specified, 1989). Another teacher also told me at recess one day that her and friend stood behind the rock group in an elevator. As she remembered, her friend began to hyperventilate when she realized just who it was they were standing behind. Nobody knew at the time what Kiss looked like without their signature makeup. It made for some interesting diary accounts none the less, and although told to me as being true, again I have to wonder if she didn't tell me that just to fuel my [then] gullibility. Me and this teacher weren't on good terms, by the way. I had her for my reading class an hour before school was let out for the day and I recall she was snippy. Getting back on track. The public school I attended this year turned out to be alright. However, my mom decided to home school me herself because she felt that I was not only set up to be humiliated in front of my classmates, but also making my school work load very hard for me. (My mom was correct about both of her assumptions). She managed to get my days cut in half, then finally pulled me out of school completely. I missed my friends so much though, that I had to return knowing full well that I might be placed in the Learning Disability classroom, a place that we had worked hard to get me out of. To Be Continued... |
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