My thoughts on education.
In response to the Detroit Free Press article: Newton Shootings Prompts Calls for Mental Health Reform My son could be Heather Tillman’s son. My son could be Liza Long’s son. But he isn’t. He is my son and has suffered his entire life in MI. A state that saw its psychiatric services destroyed by John […]
Michigan gets a “D” for devastating children with unmet psychiatric needs Read More »
Happy Friday, Muskegon Heights For-Profit Charter School!. I am the writer of the comment highlighted by Diane Ravitch on her incredible blog. Here’s hoping the MDE finds its ethical compass with its nifty GPS navigation system and finds the violations in the Muskegon Heights Public School Academy.
Happy Friday, Muskegon Heights For-Profit Charter School! Read More »
In response to “Panel calls for community action against legislation“: Folks- Do not be lulled into believing the expansion of the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) and non-elected dictatorial control, along with the expansion of a free-for-all of Brick & Mortar and online schools is dead simply because the MI lame-duck legislature has quaked its last
Don’t let Governor Snyder destroy public education in 2013 Read More »
While I sincerely appreciate Part 2 of Susan’s Resko’s blog about Adam Lanza, it does not go nearly far enough, and does not even touch upon the failure of our public education system to educate children with the early onset of psychiatric illness. She is correct that we need to stop blaming parents and medications. What
Yes, children can have the early onset of Bipolar Disorder Read More »
As a mother and educational advocate I watch children and adults as they suffer and struggle with undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, improperly treated psychiatric illnesses and developmental disorders. I see children devastated by our public schools that have not built the capacity to offer appropriate special education programs and services…and at this juncture will never in our
It is easier to get a gun than obtain psychiatric services Read More »
