tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492445970940969120.post916989618707369168..comments2023-10-08T05:14:31.016-04:00Comments on The Hailey Herald: Evaluations - Only a Snapshotlovemy3http://www.blogger.com/profile/17434145151589494680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492445970940969120.post-36079649850849878272013-02-09T21:46:25.110-05:002013-02-09T21:46:25.110-05:00I feel like we may be the same person haha...your ...I feel like we may be the same person haha...your description of yourself could definitely be about me also! I'm glad I'm not the only control freak out there!:)<br /><br />You also totally nailed the whole "eval" process. It's so hard not to take it personally, and to just take the data and move on. SO HARD. <br /><br />Hailey is getting so big, and so beautiful, and is SUCH a ham!!!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121826982358647460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492445970940969120.post-28898258147499771552013-02-07T18:07:59.897-05:002013-02-07T18:07:59.897-05:00There is just so so much evaluations can't sho...There is just so so much evaluations can't show. I've read a handful of posts that are on the subject of ableism lately that really have me thinking. Not to the point where I can articulate it well, or that I have even formed a coherent perspective, but... it's making me really evaluate the importance that we place on milestones, and performing at an "appropriate" developmental level. I mean, really? It sounds so right to place less emphasis on how well our children perform and their abilities. But it's hard. As much as I want to say I don't really care about what her abilities are, I still want to see her have meaningful relationships in her community and with her peers. So it's hard to let go of that. But I am going to try and work on it. Try not to worry so much about when and try to really know in my heart that she will do things when she is ready. I know it to be true, so why does is it still hard sometimes? <br /><br />And your little girl... man! Look at her! Our girls are so much more than what it shows on a piece of paper.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985688905432556253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492445970940969120.post-27536642770613581532013-02-07T17:22:40.295-05:002013-02-07T17:22:40.295-05:00I can't tell you how many evaluations I left i...I can't tell you how many evaluations I left in tears. It is so difficult to hear what you child isn't doing....when so much of your time and energy is focusing on what they ARE doing. So many times I wanted to shout at them all the stuff Abby did at home and how wonderful she really is.<br /><br />You are so right to remember that it is a moment in time - and sometimes, with Abby, the evaluations weren't her best moments. I completely understand and feel for you, no matter what, it is still difficult to hear.<br /><br />I LOVE all the pics! She's such a happy little peanut!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466962123743981155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492445970940969120.post-13245775065619230032013-02-07T16:59:41.780-05:002013-02-07T16:59:41.780-05:00Spot on in that it is just a snapshot. I don't...Spot on in that it is just a snapshot. I don't think there will ever be a point where i can sit comfortably through an evaluation. Yes I know she is delayed but it is still hard to hear it, observe it. Love the Hailey pics. I need a sleeping one !Anna Theurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937391910402532608noreply@blogger.com