I
always thought it was my job as a parent to make
sure my daughter went to school well fed, rested
and clean. I taught her good manners, to be kind
to others and to listen to her teacher. When did
it become my job to teach my daughter mathematics,
science, how to read and essay
writing?
Although my daughter loved to go
to school, she wasn’t keeping up. In grade 5, her
teacher called me at home one evening to tell me
her concerns. She could read beautifully but
couldn’t answer questions of what had just been
read. It was as though it was going in one ear and
out the other. She could not keep up with homework
and really didn’t care that it wasn’t handed in. I
was terrified she would be a high school drop out.
Frantic, I called Merle Levine Academy and spoke
of my daughter’s problems. Merle and I had
an extensive conversation about my daughter’s
learning difficulties; and she made some
recommendations that changed not only my life, but
my daughter’s as well.
One was to have my
daughter tested by an educational
psychologist to determine if she had
learning disabilities. It was discovered that my
daughter is a non verbal learner. Once my daughter
was diagnosed, I enrolled her in Merle Levine
Academy. WOW, it was no longer my job to teach her
academics anymore! I was told not to help her with
her homework. Finally, a school was doing its job.
Through a highly individualized education plan, my
daughter soared academically.
I am proud to
say she got her high school diploma. She went to
college for hair and makeup. She has her own
business and works for a variety of free lance
photographers and often works on set for
television productions. If it wasn’t for Merle
Levine Academy, I am convinced she would have been
a high school dropout!
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