November 2017--Tammy Hardy and Kirby Hogenmiller
Our second meeting of eParent Support used a new location--the Movie Room of the Waterford Apartments. We had a cozier group because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but we still had exceptional sharing and speaking. Tammy Hardy, a para-educator who works for the Livermore School District, spoke from the aide's perspective. Her main emphasis was communication: Teacher to Parent, Aide to Parent, Student to Teacher/Aides. She said the classroom personnel welcome the communication. They are only with your child for five hours, and they need to see the complete picture of what makes your child tick. One attendee said that aides are not encouraged to speak with parents. Tammy had not heard of this. Perhaps Randy Booker's "donut trick" (see the October post) would help in that situation. Another recommendation was to enroll your child in a hobby-type class, such as computer coding or art. That would offer a break from all the academics, and coul...