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Ugh, evaluations...

JustinloveJustinlove member
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Even when you KNOW what the results are going to be...why must it still feel like a sucker-punch to read them?

We got the written results from LA's preschool evaluation and I KNEW where the deficits would be and I KNOW that reports are written to focus on the delays (and skim over the good stuff).  Yet, even though I know this, I still hate reading them...

No real point here--just venting to people that I KNOW will understand! 

(and yes, all my KNOWs being in caps was intentional Smile)

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Re: Ugh, evaluations...

  • Florak8Florak8

    Yes, total suckage.

    You spend 90% of your days getting excited about every little new skill, and then someone comes in telling you how all that progress still leaves your LO dreadfully behind his same-age-peers.

    Reminds me of my high school gym teacher. We had a jogging unit and I really tried hard. I improved my time by a minute or two and was really happy and proud. He gave me a "C" because there were still a lot of kids who ran faster. 

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  • ToastieSimonsToastieSimons member

    It's like climbing a ladder.  As parents we're looking down at how far our child has climbed.

    Everyone else is looking up at how far they still have to go. 

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  • AnloAnlo
    imageToastieSimons:

    It's like climbing a ladder.  As parents we're looking down at how far our child has climbed.

    Everyone else is looking up at how far they still have to go. 

    This is a great analogy. Evaluation reports SUCK.

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  • cnybride2becnybride2be
    imageToastieSimons:

    It's like climbing a ladder.  As parents we're looking down at how far our child has climbed.

    Everyone else is looking up at how far they still have to go. 

    this pretty much nails it.  

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  • Bronxgirl73Bronxgirl73
    My daughter has a speech delay and we are trying to get her services through EI.  After her last evaluation she didn't qualify for services, which was frustrating, but I still felt that same gut-punch feeling reading the report.  We're having her re-evaluated and I really hope she qualifies but this will mean reading anothe report. I like the ladder analogy.
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