I wish I could scream and cry the way my students do when they are not happy to be at school.

This week SUCKED!!! I mentioned I had 2 IEPs and an observation from my Frequent Flyer Parent. I think I neglected to mention previously that one of those IEPs was with my Frequent Flyer Parent.

Generation Y is now having babies. The generation raised entitled and feeling like the world owes them everything! My Frequent Flyer Parent is one of the most “I’m Entitled and so is My Kid” people I have ever met. He wasn’t getting his way when started demanding the moon and more, so he hired himself a lawyer. Now every IEP meeting includes lawyers, among the many specialists that work to support his child.

Meetings including lawyers are never comfortable. They end up being pissing matches because the lawyers have no education background (no matter how much they puff up like peacocks and share how many students they have represented) and have never taught in a classroom. The attorneys involved in my IEP have never even met my student. This is especially frustrating because the attorney for my Frequent Flyer Parent makes these over-the-top recommendations that are so out of line, and he would know that if he met this child! Oh, and he’s never taught so he has no frame of reference other than what he’s Googled for knowing how reasonable or plausible the recommendations are. But of course the attorney recommends it, so my Frequent Flyer Parent wants it. Myself and the team of specialist spend the entire meeting being interrogated about why this won’t work instead of focusing on reality.

And of course, even when we dedicate an entire day to the meeting, we can’t finish in just one day! So of course, this pleasurable (seriously, still no sarcasm font) will be continued to a later date.

YAY! Can’t wait.

I think I should send my wine bill to his attorney!!