A Hope and a Future
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"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." -- Albert Einstein
My sweet daughter came to me in 2003. In 2009, she was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, auditory processing issues, anxiety and depression. Much of her anxiety and depression is directly related to not feeling very good about herself, about feeling "dumb" and unsuccessful due to her learning disabilities.
This year, she's begun to blossom. She's become more confident, become a more proficient and prolific reader, and even loves math. Amazing!
The change? This school year she is attending a private day school that serves children who have dyslexia and/or attention disorders. Here's a great description from the school's web site:
"(Ours) is a very special school created to help struggling students reach their true potentials. (Our) students are bright, capable, charming.... Yet they come to (us) lacking academic skills and self confidence. Because their learning disabilities have been misunderstood, many students enter (our doors) doubting their abilities to succeed in school.
"(Here), we work diligently to bring research-based, best practices to the classroom so that our students can be given what they need to be successful -- expert teachers, small class sizes (no more than eight), and specialized curriculum. Students come to understand that they have tremendous potential and can succeed through their efforts. They feel they are no longer on the outside looking in but, instead, are part of a community of learners."
I've been asked why can't she attend a public school and receive "free" special education services? The answer is simple: she was evaluated by a school district and did not qualify for services because she was "doing the best she could." What? "Doing the best she could"? That statement implied she wasn't able to learn more than her disabilities allowed, that there was a limitation on what she could accomplish. Even if she had qualified, in our state and community there is minimal access to educational interventions for children with dyslexia within our public school system.
My daughter struggles with a whole host of dyslexic, ADHD and auditory processing issues. (There are great online informational resources if you'd like to learn more.) And she's an incredible kid. Creative, Funny. Smart. Curious. Passionate. She wants to be a paleontologist or work with animals when she is older. She has great potential and is just in need of the right educational environment to keep her calm and focused, one that provides individualized learning opportunities to meet her unique needs so she can succeed. An educational environment just like the one she is currently in.
I'm a single mom who returned to fulltime employment last fall. From the spring of 2009 to 2014, I oversaw the many aspects of care for my elderly parents, who are now deceased. I was also home schooling my daughter for three of those years. Even with full-time employment now, each month I struggle to make ends meet for our living expenses. This past year's private school tuition was paid with assets from my parents' estate and scholarship funds from the school. Unfortunately, I simply do not have the resources to cover another year's tuition (even with another generous grant from the school) for the only school in which my daughter has experienced success.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." -- Jeremiah 29:11
The first tuition payment for the next school year is due in June. Please, can you help? You can make a difference in a child's life -- this child, her life. You can help give her hope and a future. And for that we both will be forever grateful.
My sweet daughter came to me in 2003. In 2009, she was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, auditory processing issues, anxiety and depression. Much of her anxiety and depression is directly related to not feeling very good about herself, about feeling "dumb" and unsuccessful due to her learning disabilities.
This year, she's begun to blossom. She's become more confident, become a more proficient and prolific reader, and even loves math. Amazing!
The change? This school year she is attending a private day school that serves children who have dyslexia and/or attention disorders. Here's a great description from the school's web site:
"(Ours) is a very special school created to help struggling students reach their true potentials. (Our) students are bright, capable, charming.... Yet they come to (us) lacking academic skills and self confidence. Because their learning disabilities have been misunderstood, many students enter (our doors) doubting their abilities to succeed in school.
"(Here), we work diligently to bring research-based, best practices to the classroom so that our students can be given what they need to be successful -- expert teachers, small class sizes (no more than eight), and specialized curriculum. Students come to understand that they have tremendous potential and can succeed through their efforts. They feel they are no longer on the outside looking in but, instead, are part of a community of learners."
I've been asked why can't she attend a public school and receive "free" special education services? The answer is simple: she was evaluated by a school district and did not qualify for services because she was "doing the best she could." What? "Doing the best she could"? That statement implied she wasn't able to learn more than her disabilities allowed, that there was a limitation on what she could accomplish. Even if she had qualified, in our state and community there is minimal access to educational interventions for children with dyslexia within our public school system.
My daughter struggles with a whole host of dyslexic, ADHD and auditory processing issues. (There are great online informational resources if you'd like to learn more.) And she's an incredible kid. Creative, Funny. Smart. Curious. Passionate. She wants to be a paleontologist or work with animals when she is older. She has great potential and is just in need of the right educational environment to keep her calm and focused, one that provides individualized learning opportunities to meet her unique needs so she can succeed. An educational environment just like the one she is currently in.
I'm a single mom who returned to fulltime employment last fall. From the spring of 2009 to 2014, I oversaw the many aspects of care for my elderly parents, who are now deceased. I was also home schooling my daughter for three of those years. Even with full-time employment now, each month I struggle to make ends meet for our living expenses. This past year's private school tuition was paid with assets from my parents' estate and scholarship funds from the school. Unfortunately, I simply do not have the resources to cover another year's tuition (even with another generous grant from the school) for the only school in which my daughter has experienced success.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." -- Jeremiah 29:11
The first tuition payment for the next school year is due in June. Please, can you help? You can make a difference in a child's life -- this child, her life. You can help give her hope and a future. And for that we both will be forever grateful.
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Amy Krammes
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Minneapolis, MN