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I used to work in Special Ed for the San Dieguito HS District and I thought the program was very good. However, I think a lot of that had to do with the teachers who were there at the time.

Teaching Special Ed can be very draining and there is a lot of turnover (I teach regular ed now) so I don’t know if the programs are still as strong as they used to be.

The parents who were armed with knowledge, especially the ones who hired an advocate, were definitely accommodated and their kids were taken care of. The best thing you can do as a parent is be a vocal proponent for your child if you want the school to provide services for him.

I know your son is still quite a few years away from high school but that was my experience.

[teacherSD]

I used to work in Special Ed for the San Dieguito HS District and I thought the program was very good. However, I think a lot of that had to do with the teachers who were there at the time.

Teaching Special Ed can be very draining and there is a lot of turnover (I teach regular ed now) so I don’t know if the programs are still as strong as they used to be.

The parents who were armed with knowledge, especially the ones who hired an advocate, were definitely accommodated and their kids were taken care of. The best thing you can do as a parent is be a vocal proponent for your child if you want the school to provide services for him.

I know your son is still quite a few years away from high school but that was my experience.

[teacherSD]

[quote=zk]Sure, work on fixing illegal immigrant costs. But, after that, what would you do, exactly, faterikcartman, to fix the budget?

Here’s a little something to get you started:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/budget/%5B/quote%5D

That’s an awesome link, thanks for sharing. I’m going to use it with my students this week.

[teacherSD]

[quote=zk]Sure, work on fixing illegal immigrant costs. But, after that, what would you do, exactly, faterikcartman, to fix the budget?

Here’s a little something to get you started:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/budget/%5B/quote%5D

That’s an awesome link, thanks for sharing. I’m going to use it with my students this week.

[teacherSD]

[quote=zk]Sure, work on fixing illegal immigrant costs. But, after that, what would you do, exactly, faterikcartman, to fix the budget?

Here’s a little something to get you started:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/budget/%5B/quote%5D

That’s an awesome link, thanks for sharing. I’m going to use it with my students this week.

[teacherSD]

[quote=zk]Sure, work on fixing illegal immigrant costs. But, after that, what would you do, exactly, faterikcartman, to fix the budget?

Here’s a little something to get you started:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/budget/%5B/quote%5D

That’s an awesome link, thanks for sharing. I’m going to use it with my students this week.

[teacherSD]

[quote=zk]Sure, work on fixing illegal immigrant costs. But, after that, what would you do, exactly, faterikcartman, to fix the budget?

Here’s a little something to get you started:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/budget/%5B/quote%5D

That’s an awesome link, thanks for sharing. I’m going to use it with my students this week.

[teacherSD]

I would get one of these – http://reviews.costco.com/2070/11231741/reviews.htm

100 arcade games in one. It looks awesome.

[teacherSD]

I would get one of these – http://reviews.costco.com/2070/11231741/reviews.htm

100 arcade games in one. It looks awesome.

[teacherSD]

I would get one of these – http://reviews.costco.com/2070/11231741/reviews.htm

100 arcade games in one. It looks awesome.

[teacherSD]

I would get one of these – http://reviews.costco.com/2070/11231741/reviews.htm

100 arcade games in one. It looks awesome.

[teacherSD]

I would get one of these – http://reviews.costco.com/2070/11231741/reviews.htm

100 arcade games in one. It looks awesome.

[teacherSD]

XBoxBoy –

In an attempt to bring the topic back to your original post I will give my opinion of your original question.

I had a politics professor in college who said that not voting was a waste. This was in the context of people expressing disgust with the current system and not wanting to choose between current democrats or republicans. There seemed to be a belief that not voting was a form of protest and distaste of the current system/choices.

The professor disagreed and said a better form of protest was to go to the voting booth and turn in a blank ballot. She said that this showed that you were willing to vote and take the time to visit your polling place but still not happy with your choices.

After the 2000 presidential election (Bush v. Gore) there was a lot of attention on which ballots “count” and I seem to remember that blank ballots are just thrown out. They do not keep track of the number of people who turn in blank ballots. However, I’m not certain about this.

This made me think that there are only two options. One is to get so many people to turn in blank ballots that they can’t be ignored. The other is to vote for a third party candidate.

I personally have started voting for third party candidates. If something like the Ross Perot effect happens, I don’t care. If Clinton wins because people voted for Perot instead of Bush and that bothers me, then I should have voted for Bush.

Another possibility is to vote only for nonpartisan offices. However, I would be afraid that my whole ballot would be thrown out if it isn’t complete. I don’t know if this is true. Does anyone else know?

edit – BTW – the politics professor was from Italy. Maybe their voting/ballot counting system is different.

[teacherSD]

XBoxBoy –

In an attempt to bring the topic back to your original post I will give my opinion of your original question.

I had a politics professor in college who said that not voting was a waste. This was in the context of people expressing disgust with the current system and not wanting to choose between current democrats or republicans. There seemed to be a belief that not voting was a form of protest and distaste of the current system/choices.

The professor disagreed and said a better form of protest was to go to the voting booth and turn in a blank ballot. She said that this showed that you were willing to vote and take the time to visit your polling place but still not happy with your choices.

After the 2000 presidential election (Bush v. Gore) there was a lot of attention on which ballots “count” and I seem to remember that blank ballots are just thrown out. They do not keep track of the number of people who turn in blank ballots. However, I’m not certain about this.

This made me think that there are only two options. One is to get so many people to turn in blank ballots that they can’t be ignored. The other is to vote for a third party candidate.

I personally have started voting for third party candidates. If something like the Ross Perot effect happens, I don’t care. If Clinton wins because people voted for Perot instead of Bush and that bothers me, then I should have voted for Bush.

Another possibility is to vote only for nonpartisan offices. However, I would be afraid that my whole ballot would be thrown out if it isn’t complete. I don’t know if this is true. Does anyone else know?

edit – BTW – the politics professor was from Italy. Maybe their voting/ballot counting system is different.

[teacherSD]

XBoxBoy –

In an attempt to bring the topic back to your original post I will give my opinion of your original question.

I had a politics professor in college who said that not voting was a waste. This was in the context of people expressing disgust with the current system and not wanting to choose between current democrats or republicans. There seemed to be a belief that not voting was a form of protest and distaste of the current system/choices.

The professor disagreed and said a better form of protest was to go to the voting booth and turn in a blank ballot. She said that this showed that you were willing to vote and take the time to visit your polling place but still not happy with your choices.

After the 2000 presidential election (Bush v. Gore) there was a lot of attention on which ballots “count” and I seem to remember that blank ballots are just thrown out. They do not keep track of the number of people who turn in blank ballots. However, I’m not certain about this.

This made me think that there are only two options. One is to get so many people to turn in blank ballots that they can’t be ignored. The other is to vote for a third party candidate.

I personally have started voting for third party candidates. If something like the Ross Perot effect happens, I don’t care. If Clinton wins because people voted for Perot instead of Bush and that bothers me, then I should have voted for Bush.

Another possibility is to vote only for nonpartisan offices. However, I would be afraid that my whole ballot would be thrown out if it isn’t complete. I don’t know if this is true. Does anyone else know?

edit – BTW – the politics professor was from Italy. Maybe their voting/ballot counting system is different.

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