tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6971893262126889007..comments2024-03-29T02:21:55.153-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What We're Writing--Debs is Honored to Be HonoredJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64663866729924226452023-05-26T23:15:44.340-04:002023-05-26T23:15:44.340-04:00♥️ Deborah, that is a beautiful setting for learni...♥️ Deborah, that is a beautiful setting for learning! -Maureen Reen Carternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46849881981224585252023-05-26T20:03:05.440-04:002023-05-26T20:03:05.440-04:00Our state has mandates for instruction of students...Our state has mandates for instruction of students with learning disabilities. If your state doesn't, it's well past time to address it with your legislature. Parents of children with these issues need to pound on doors to get changes made.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39859036346950453412023-05-26T19:31:44.383-04:002023-05-26T19:31:44.383-04:00So true! The comment earlier, about how kids were ...So true! The comment earlier, about how kids were labeled 'slow learners'--in other words, too stupid to learn. It was a stigma that could make their school days horrible. Kids who could have thrived with care and attention were just left behind.Flora Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289148096894506235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2453329541791163732023-05-26T18:14:19.855-04:002023-05-26T18:14:19.855-04:00Gigi, I am so happy that my granddaughter's mi...Gigi, I am so happy that my granddaughter's middle school has a strong drama department. Isabella will be in the 8th grade next year, and she loves being in the plays. She was Morticia this spring in The Addams Family Musical. She is also doing a summer play this year. The music department seems on solid footing, too, and she sing sings in chorus. She takes piano lessons outside of school, and she's thriving in that, too. I love seeing her perform, and I can see what an important part of her life it all is. I do lament the diminishing of the art program in many schools. And, as much as the music and drama means to my granddaughter, her cousin, who is in the same grade, has received an absolute life line from them. Jocelyn came to live with my daughter's family in October of 2021. Her mother died when she was a baby, her father is a drug addict, and her grandmother decided she just couldn't handle raising a teenager (plus grandmother wanted to travel, don't get me started). The grandmother spoke of putting Jocelyn in foster care. Well, my daughter spoke, too, and said that wasn't happening. She offered to take in Jocelyn as part of their family. Now, part of this beautiful girl's blossoming is I have to say due to my daughter being just who she needed, but part is also the opportunity to take part in music and drama. Jocelyn started playing the clarinet and has now moved to the bass clarinet. She still plays the clarinet in recitals. She and Isabella are both so talented in music, and Jocelyn was given the chance because of my daughter and because of the school to shine in a way she never dreamed of. She even decided to try out for the play this year, and she got the part of Pugsley. This was a brilliant move on the play's director, as she nailed that Pugsley part to the wall. He life is going to be wonderful one now that she has passions to pursue. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83324909610166080382023-05-26T17:56:01.053-04:002023-05-26T17:56:01.053-04:00Thank you, dear Ann!
Thank you, dear Ann!<br />Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70476585777818318392023-05-26T17:13:26.809-04:002023-05-26T17:13:26.809-04:00Congratulations! I regret not going to Austin Coll...Congratulations! I regret not going to Austin College. Daniele Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-891456395856913472023-05-26T17:07:13.237-04:002023-05-26T17:07:13.237-04:00Congratulations Dr Deb! I’ll call you anything I ...Congratulations Dr Deb! I’ll call you anything I like. And no one who reads your book would ever guess you were dyslexic. You are a wordsmith of the highest order. Much love. Xo Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29893695413591267202023-05-26T15:47:02.752-04:002023-05-26T15:47:02.752-04:00What a heart warming and inspiring story! Well don...What a heart warming and inspiring story! Well done!!! I think of all those of a certain age for whom screening for learning disabilities was never done or its results accepted in public schools. And I bet even wonderful Austin College didn't have a "disabilities office"--an option that was open to my special needs son when he enrolled in college about 15 years ago. I love your books, adore your writing, and this insight makes me just admire you all the more. And, as you say, take that, Harvard (and Yale for that matter, where women undergrads weren't welcomed until 1968! Grrrrr!)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49597334997310329612023-05-26T15:14:24.851-04:002023-05-26T15:14:24.851-04:00What's really interesting is that I only took ...What's really interesting is that I only took two English courses in those three years! I always want to crawl under the table when I talk to English majors because I have so many gaps in my reading. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90889386688342435182023-05-26T15:12:07.444-04:002023-05-26T15:12:07.444-04:00You've made a big difference yourself, Gigi, m...You've made a big difference yourself, Gigi, mentoring highschool kids in the arts. I'm proud to be your friend!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59107272495485130362023-05-26T15:11:10.296-04:002023-05-26T15:11:10.296-04:00Rhys, you totally deserve it! We will lobby for yo...Rhys, you totally deserve it! We will lobby for you!!! xxDeborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50497540551875126612023-05-26T15:10:41.785-04:002023-05-26T15:10:41.785-04:00Thanks, Lorraine, and Austin College really is ter...Thanks, Lorraine, and Austin College really is terrific. They are very focused on service as well as the academics. They want AC grads to be good citizens.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10552618426596938092023-05-26T15:06:21.104-04:002023-05-26T15:06:21.104-04:00Thanks, Elizabeth! I've said for years that I&...Thanks, Elizabeth! I've said for years that I've probably done a master's degree worth of research:-)Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55136910718464181392023-05-26T15:05:38.587-04:002023-05-26T15:05:38.587-04:00Hip hip hooray for all of them!Hip hip hooray for all of them!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78258782316966634922023-05-26T15:05:18.313-04:002023-05-26T15:05:18.313-04:00Thanks, Deb. I love talking to highschool and coll...Thanks, Deb. I love talking to highschool and college kids.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41444750446213245942023-05-26T15:04:45.824-04:002023-05-26T15:04:45.824-04:00Kim, I am cheering for your sister!! You can proba...Kim, I am cheering for your sister!! You can probably hear it all the way in Bern!! What she's doing is wonderful. And sometimes, kids just need to hear that they're not stupid.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9517105670004128522023-05-26T15:01:55.140-04:002023-05-26T15:01:55.140-04:00Thanks, Liz! It was definitely something to treasu...Thanks, Liz! It was definitely something to treasure.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53227132087256537822023-05-26T15:01:15.689-04:002023-05-26T15:01:15.689-04:00Thank you, Jenn. You can see why Summer Reading wa...Thank you, Jenn. You can see why Summer Reading was such a powerful experience for me. The weird thing is that I always loved reading, even though when I was tested they said I was seeing every line double and they didn't know how I'd even learned. But I shared so many other challenges with Sam--too easily distracted, poor time management, trouble organizing. I loved her coping mechanisms (I'm a list maker, too.) I wish mine were half as successful!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40275715383499744212023-05-26T14:56:09.794-04:002023-05-26T14:56:09.794-04:00Thanks, Teri! Jenn did a great job in Summer Readi...Thanks, Teri! Jenn did a great job in Summer Reading. Anyone who hasn't read it, should!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29310449095949565572023-05-26T14:54:46.160-04:002023-05-26T14:54:46.160-04:00Oh, that's very discouraging. Another reason w...Oh, that's very discouraging. Another reason why it's so important to get out and vote in those school board elections...Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51726101719109050152023-05-26T14:52:59.201-04:002023-05-26T14:52:59.201-04:00And, thanks, Mary!
And, thanks, Mary!<br />Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48705547397460685562023-05-26T14:52:36.514-04:002023-05-26T14:52:36.514-04:00Dear Kathy! You absolutely should toot your own ho...Dear Kathy! You absolutely should toot your own horn! That degree was a tremendous achievement, and were obviously an outstanding student!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6310040472870926822023-05-26T13:54:55.210-04:002023-05-26T13:54:55.210-04:00Huge congratulations, Deborah! What a wonderful ac...Huge congratulations, Deborah! What a wonderful accomplishment. Kudos for your perseverance.Mary Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377529303481858837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6637797786652792932023-05-26T13:42:43.252-04:002023-05-26T13:42:43.252-04:00Wow, what a great honor, Deborah! Congratulations ...Wow, what a great honor, Deborah! Congratulations and thank you for sharing your story! Sad to say, not every school district is as forward thinking as those many have described above. Six years ago my husband was on the local school board. The other board members and the superintendent would not even consider, let alone implement alternate methods to teaching dyslexic students. And for what it’s worth, this is an award-winning district (which is a cautionary tale in learning that districts give each other awards which merely benefit the superintendents’ salaries).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1855342961840462272023-05-26T12:35:49.442-04:002023-05-26T12:35:49.442-04:00Thank you for sharing your story. I’ve just finish...Thank you for sharing your story. I’ve just finished Jenn’s book and learned so much about coping mechanisms and dyslexia. You Jungle Reds are such wonderful writers. I read this blog every morning. TeriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com