Strabismus crash

In looking at professional development (deeply studying 504, mock trials as Supreme Court Justice in Rowley, and looking up "strabismus"-because it is not covered in the 504 legislation and was referenced within the IEP we are reviewing for this week) it has been interesting.  I have throughly enjoyed delving into the 504 literature and learning more (like why was it "avoided" by the two Secretaries of Education which had jurisdiction to defend, define, and uphold it's statutes, and a clearer picture as to why Pres. Ford did not want to sign it into law-which has now has incidentally taken on the guise of self-fulfilling prophesy).  But also it was interesting to have my computer crash, twice, on the simple google search of "strabismus"- which now I will never forget as being crosseyed.

It is also interesting to note and see the "common threads", as it were, which weave their way through the tapestry of both history and law:  Times of peace and prosperity, lets do all we can for the poor, the disabled, and the elderly, and the other times of poverty, war, or famine, where we seem to go to "every man for himself."  We are definitely within the latter scheme, how can we, either as a people or as educators, keep the fire and the flame alive, to not have these "good intentions" of yesteryear either go unnoticed, be cut, or worse yet, have the children themselves feel swept under the carpet of disbelief or apathetic indifference to their condition.

The bretheren have said that this is not going to be an easy time, but we know that "all things are possible to him that believeth" (Mark 9:23) and endure to the end (Mark 13:13, D&C 14:7).

I desire to share more with my group, but feel inadequate, as I do not feel that I have mastered the laws, as of yet...The girls and Susan have wonderful insights.  I look forward to working on the IEP together with them.  This is rare, but very practical experience I hope that they both enjoy and learn from.  IEP's and IFSP's are both key legal documents driving our learning and nurturing of these children.  It is essential that they are both understand as well as fully and correctly administered with and through the law.