Dear Parent or Guardian,
When you heard that Montgomery County and the District have decided to provide ONLY virtual learning for at least the fall term, what did you think? Did you think, “Oh good. I get more quality time with my kids again, while remaining responsible for working full-time at home?” I’m betting you did not. And what if you have one or more special needs children? It’s not that you don’t want to help them, but chances are you don’t have the necessary expertise, and parents are usually not the best ones to teach their special needs kids. Moreover, even reasonably well-designed virtual learning is incredibly difficult for most kids with special needs.
So what are you going to do? Assuming you want your kids to live with you and you need and/or love your job, what are some realistic options? Here’s where I come in. Between my experience in my kids’ public and private schools, both as a parent and as a tutor, and working as a learning specialist and educational consultant, I know the schools and I know where to consider sending kids when their current placement – or the virtual learning environment -- just isn’t working for them. I’m also a lawyer, so I know how to advocate for you or your child if ‘virtual’ turns out to be less than satisfactory. And I know what questions to ask, and how, to get the information you need to make the best decisions.
To learn more about how I can help, please visit my website at winikeducationalconsulting.com. It doesn’t address distance learning, but contact me using the form available on the website and we can arrange a free consultation to discuss this.
Sylvia Winik
Winik Educational Consulting, LLC