Comments on: Getting to yes is more useful than you might think http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/11/getting-to-yes-is-more-useful-than-you-might-think/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:54:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Rosalind http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/11/getting-to-yes-is-more-useful-than-you-might-think/#comment-2847 Rosalind Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:34:02 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=368#comment-2847 Yes - you're remembering it correctly EJ - that is how schools get the federal (or is it state?) funding. But that's a problem, isn't it, for chronically ill kids (or even kids who are acutely ill). AND my point is that that's another example of how inflexible sytems make it VERY difficult for perfectly capable people -- who happen to have chronic illnesses that make it difficult for them to perform the way others do -but manage to do the work and do it well and on time - it makes it very difficult for them to BE SUCCESSFUL. Roslind Yes - you’re remembering it correctly EJ - that is how schools get the federal (or is it state?) funding. But that’s a problem, isn’t it, for chronically ill kids (or even kids who are acutely ill). AND my point is that that’s another example of how inflexible sytems make it VERY difficult for perfectly capable people — who happen to have chronic illnesses that make it difficult for them to perform the way others do -but manage to do the work and do it well and on time - it makes it very difficult for them to BE SUCCESSFUL. Roslind

]]> By: EJ http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2008/06/11/getting-to-yes-is-more-useful-than-you-might-think/#comment-2845 EJ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:12:15 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=368#comment-2845 When I was in high school, I got mono one semester and missed a couple of weeks of school. I had straight As, but the school still threatened to hold me back. I'd love to see what that high school would say now that I have MS! What it came down to, as is often the case, is that schools get certain amounts of funding based on the number of students attending. They told us that when students don't show, the school (or school system?) loses money. I'm not a specialist in education policy or economics, but this is what was explained to me. When I was in high school, I got mono one semester and missed a couple of weeks of school. I had straight As, but the school still threatened to hold me back. I’d love to see what that high school would say now that I have MS!

What it came down to, as is often the case, is that schools get certain amounts of funding based on the number of students attending. They told us that when students don’t show, the school (or school system?) loses money. I’m not a specialist in education policy or economics, but this is what was explained to me.

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