Special Olympics .. Theresa's frustration with training!
Barbara Davis
school and a former track star in high school and college. The team was all
her idea...and it has been incredibly successful. She is very dedicated, runs
all turn outs very professionally, and truly cares about each of the kids.
The children have gotten excellent training and feel really good about their
accomplishments. I thank God for this woman daily...we need more people like
her in SO.
Barbara Davis
kda...@sos.sos.net
Theresa Dieriex
Shannon would never let me be her coach!!!!
Theresa
Rick Dill
You exude the frustration that got me coaching in Special Olympics.
I had NO experience in gymnastics, other than watching Janet learn.
I took a one-evening training course (the most useful part was spotting)
and did a very nominal 10 hours (of supposedly supervised practice).
I've been a coach since, learning with Janet. She suffers some from
the fine points we both don't know, but she was a credible competitior
at World Games and a fairly advanced skill level.
Over the years I've gotten good at talking my way into facilities.
My programs have been small and we stay outof the way and come when
it isn't too much bother. Usually it is free, but sometimes I've paid
up to $ 15 a session.
The rewards are great. Janet and I have a very close athlete/coach
relationship which is much different than parent child. One hyperactive
boy with DS still calls me 'coach' even though I haven't worked with
him for seven or eight years. I only coached a few gymnasts, but
set a local example for other parent coaches. SO still deals with me
as an 'agency', but that's OK so long as it works.
I had early disappointments both with access to state (and earlier world
games). Looking back, those were most valuable from mid-teen years and
beyond. We all have to choose where to put energy. Sports training
for my child was high on my personal list. No one else was there to do
it.
Rick Dill
Humphreys, Rick
I know the feeling. Brad won't let me coach him either. Come to think of
it, none of my kids listen to me anyway.
We use age-appropriate coaches which seems to work pretty well. The parents
and caregivers are involved in transportation, fund raising, equipment
managing etc.
Good luck
Rick
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From: owner-down-syn
To: Multiple recipients of list DOWN-SYN
Subject: Re: Special Olympics .. Theresa's frustration with training!
Date: Friday, 1995 July, 14 9:01PM
Theresa Dieriex
[1] IDEA, Javits Appropriations (fwd)
d...@CURRY.EDSCHOOL.VIRGINIA.EDU
>The following is some more information re. the proposed
gutting of IDEA funding. This post came originally from the
political action network of the Council for Exceptional
Children, I believe.
>
> Hello, Everyone!
>
> Steamy enough outside for ya?!! We finally got the subcommittee
> figures for special education programs and the Javits Gifted and
> Talented Program for FY 1996. Not good news, folks! We've
> really got to activate the field and get them calling these
> Congressmen!! I can't stress the importance of this -- the
> programs that the Subcommittee decided not to fund will not be
> able to continue after Sept. 30! Read on (and I apologize for
> the length of this message!):
>
> HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE SLASHES FUNDING FOR IDEA, CUTS JAVITS GIFTED
PROGRAM
>
> IDEA. During a subcommittee markup that began on July 11 and lasted
until
3:00 am, the House
> Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education passed a
bill
that would cut
> $175.1 million in programs for children with disabilities. The bill
would
wipe out funding for the
> professional development, innovation and development, clearinghouses
that
provide information on
> the education of children with disabilities, early childhood education,
parent
training, and special
> education technology! The subcommittee's bill would cut almost $4
billion in
education funding
> overall, and eliminate 50 programs.
>
> The bill would provide a slight increase for the Part B State Grant
program
($922,000), the
> Preschool program ($144,000), and the Early Intervention program ($122,
000)
for a total of
> increase in these programs of $1.2 million for FY 1996. In the
categorical
discretionary programs,
> however, the bill would eliminate all funding for eight of the 14
programs!
This would preclude any
> new activities or continuation awards for currently funded projects
past
September 30, 1995.
> Included in the eliminations are:
>
> Professional Development. With States reporting a shortage of
special
education teachers
> of more than 27,000, the need for professional development in
special
education has never
> been greater. Every child with a disability must be educated
in a
school staffed by capable,
> well-prepared professionals. The inclusion of more children
with
disabilities into the regular
> classroom places an additional demand on the need for quality
training
of our classroom
> teachers. The elimination of the funding for the IDEA
professional
development program is
> short-sighted and will result in the lack of adequate training
for
those on the front line of
> education.
>
> Innovation and Development. The Innovation and Development
program
supports the
> backbone of research in the education of children with
disabilities.
This program provides
> new knowledge and develops improved approaches and products to
better
the education of
> children with disabilities. As issues regarding the education
of
students with disabilities
> shift from access to education to the quality of the education
provided, it becomes
> increasingly imperative that there be a continual investment
in
research and innovation
> activities that help teachers improve the quality of the
services to
children with disabilities.
>
> Clearinghouses. Research is useless without the dissemination
of the
information obtained.
> That is why IDEA authorizes three clearinghouses to provide
current,
reliable information to
> parents, teachers, and others on the education of children
with
disabilities. The National
> Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities,
the
National Clearinghouse on
> Higher Education and Adult Training for People with
Disabilities, and
the National
> Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education, help
translate
special education research
> into an understandable format that can be used by parents and
professionals.
>
> Early Childhood Education. The Early Childhood Education
program
complements the Part H
> Early Intervention program and the Preschool program by
developing
models of best practice
> for preschool and early intervention programs and by improving
statewide program
> development. The program supports demonstration, outreach and
research activities to
> address the special needs of children aged birth through eight
that
have disabilities. It is
> the primary mechanism for providing families, agency
administrators,
and service providers
> with information, resources, and technical assistance in early
intervention and preschool
> education.
>
> Parent Training. It is extremely important that
parents of
children with disabilities are
> provided the necessary information and training on
obtaining
the best education for their
> children. Parents need to have the support and advice
of
other parents on the challenges
> and possibilities in education for children with
disabilities.
Furthermore, with more and more
> children with disabilities included in the regular
classroom,
parents need to be as fully
> informed as possible on their child's rights and
responsibilities under IDEA.
>
> Technology Applications. A major part of helping
children
with disabilities learn, is taking
> advantage of the current technology available to teach
children with exceptional needs.
> With the use of technology, children who otherwise
would be
unable to communicate are
> able to fully participate in the regular classroom.
The
research and design of new
> technology to serve children with disabilities is of
critical
importance not only to future
> children who will benefit, but also to society who
will
benefit from their ability to
> communicate. This is a program where a modest
federal
investment can make a
> substantial difference in the lives of children with
disabilities.
>
> The subcommittee passed bill would also eliminate funding for Special
Studies
and the Regional
> Resource Centers. The other support programs are frozen at the FY 1995
level.
These include:
> Deaf-blind programs, Severe Disabilities, Emotional Disturbance
Projects,
Postsecondary Education,
> Secondary Education and Transitional Services, and Media and
Captioning
Services.
>
> JAVITS GIFTED PROGRAM. The good news is that those of you who called,
wrote
and faxed your
> Senators and Representatives were able to save the Javits gifted
program from
elimination in the
> House subcommittee bill. Although the House would severely cut the
Javits
gifted program, there
> is still funding for FY 1996. The Javits gifted program would be
appropriated
$3 million for FY
> 1996, a cut of $6.5 million from last year's level of $9.5 million.
Although
we are disappointed in
> the cut, in these times of huge education cuts and program eliminations
we are
pleased to see
> some continuation of gifted research.
>
> FY 1995 RESCISSIONS. As far as FY 1995 is concerned, no word yet on
any
agreement on the
> rescission package.
>
> ACTION: IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT EVERYONE ACTIVATE THEIR STATE NETWORKS
TO CALL
> THE FULL COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND HOME SENATORS AND
REPRESENTATIVES
> BEFORE JULY 20 AND TELL THEM TO OPPOSE THE $175 CUT IN IDEA PROGRAMS
AND THE
> $6.5 MILLION CUT IN JAVITS!!
>
> HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
>
> Room Republicans (32)
Telephone
>
> 2406 RHOB Bob Livingston (LA), Chairman
225-3015
> 2107 RHOB Joseph M. McDade (PA)
225-3731
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225-5861
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225-4835
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225-4601
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225-2365
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225-5136
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225-5951
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225-2542
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225-6155
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225-4324
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225-2132
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225-4511
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225-5802
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225-5015
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225-3772
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225-5831
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225-3311
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225-5034
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225-4306
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225-3826
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225-2006
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225-5711
> 1725 LHOB Mark Neumann (WI)
225-3031
>
> Room Democrats (24)
Telephone
>
> 2462 RHOB David R. Obey (WI), Ranking
225-3365
> 2109 RHOB Sidney R. Yates (IL)
225-2111
> 2365 RHOB Louis Stokes (OH)
225-7032
> 2302 RHOB Tom Bevill (AL)
225-4876
> 2423 RHOB John P. Murtha (PA)
225-2065
> 2256 RHOB Charles Wilson (TX)
225-2401
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225-5916
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225-4755
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225-7084
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225-5716
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225-3715
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225-4131
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225-5271
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225-4831
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225-4172
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225-3035
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225-4146
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225-2161
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225-4965
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225-6506
> 1214 LHOB Ray Thornton (AR)
225-2506
>
> Appreviations: RHOB - Rayburn House Office Building
> LHOB - Longworth House Office Building
> CHOB - Cannon House Office Building
> Zip code for House: 20515
> Area code for House: 202
> Main Capitol switchboard number: 224-3121
>
> ---------------------
> Jacki Bootel
> CEC's Dept. of Public Policy
>
>
>
>
>
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> + Daniel P. Hallahan, d...@virginia.edu, University of Virginia, +
> + Curry School of Education, Charlottesville VA 22903 +
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All: There are people who are quilified there, when they show up, my
main frustration is there is no controlled work out for the little guys
and few expectations and since there is only two of them that makes it
difficult too. Emmanuel's sister is NDA 6yrs old and is allowed to swim
wtih her brother and Shannon. She did learn to dive with a little
concentrated effort from one instructor saturday night.
I'll guess I'll just Keep on truckin'
Theresa
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tkd. KQC...@prodigy.com