This was Mikey’s first week at pre-K. It is an unusual time to start, which can be explained as another disruption of the global pandemic. We needed an IEP, an Individualized Education Program, which agrees an approach to what is known a special education. This process is based on assessments by specialists in children’s education and of course had to be carried out by remote video sharing. Everyone does their best but there is no real substitute for in-person assessment.
On the first day I arrived earlier so I could see the classroom. It looks much as you would expect except that is it is small, which is fine because the class size is 8. I briefly met the rest of the class and then abruptly left. When I picked him up in the afternoon, I could hear him crying as he came to the front desk to meet me. The next day was better and that is what we can hope for – a bit better each day.
