Dr. Michael Postma
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first heard Dec 2017
last heard Jul 2022
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So I just believe there's a lot of work to be done in this area.
in New
Yeah, you have to individualize for every twice exceptional child.
And that is part of the issue.
There's not a certain system or pattern that actually works consistently with them.
So you have to individualize, and that becomes very expensive and time-consuming and staff-consuming.
So yes, I do see a lot of twice-exceptional parents homeschooling, and that is okay because their needs are not being met in the schools, and you have to look out for your child.
Yeah, Devin is very accurate on that, and she actually wrote a piece in my book, and so I thank her for that.
But also, there are more options coming up, but I'm also seeing schools closing.
There was a great school in Orange County, the Reed School that just closed last spring, I believe, because of funding.
And so there are schools out there, but there's also schools that are struggling because they're just not getting the funding.
And then there's another whole can of worms in there, whereas folks that need this type of school can't afford it.
So you have low-income families, you have families from
impoverished environments, inner cities, rural environments that just don't have access to these resources.
And so who helps those children?
And these are folks that can't afford to be home with their kids.
So where do they end up?
It becomes a bit of a vicious cycle.
So the onus once again falls on the school districts to be able to do some kind of accommodation.
And as I say, and as I talk about in the book, it really isn't that difficult to make some accommodations.
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