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Ask The Learning Expert:
ADDitude's Education Expert
Losing School Supplies
Q:
"My son keeps losing his pens and pencils, and his teacher refuses to keep spares in her classroom. She says this will only 'teach him to be irresponsible.' Any suggestions?"
A:
I can see no legitimate reason why a teacher would refuse to keep extra materials on hand in the classroom.
If your son has an IEP or a 504 Plan, write this in as an accommodation. If your son doesn't have a formal plan, and if the teacher won't be reasoned with, try tying a pen or pencil to a string, and either clipping this to your son's pants pocket or to a clipboard in his backpack.
Dr. Clare Jones was an educational consultant in Scottsdale, Arizona, respected throughout the psychological community for her work with ADHD children and adults. She passed away in late 2006 and is truly missed.
 4 Comments:
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Posted by
terirose22
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May 17 2009 @ 10:44 PM
Losing school supplies...
My daughter is in the 4th grade and had a very hard time with this, especially once she started changing classrooms. The teachers finally agreed to keep a pencil pouch in each of her classrooms with a few pencils, a pen, an eraser, and some extra paper...now she has no excuse to not have her homework started, and the teachers don't have to be "inconvenienced" if she forgets her supplies.
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Posted by
Mom95
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May 16 2009 @ 3:25 PM
Losing school supplies
I have been dealing with the same problem with my 14-year-old son. I agree that some teachers are more accommodating than others. I am a special educator myself and I always have extra materials available for everyone. My solution with my son has been to send extra supplies to his resource teacher and she informs me when his supply is getting low. Next year we will be in the same school so it won't be as much of a problem.
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Posted by
ladydae
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May 12 2009 @ 3:25 PM
Losing School supplies
I think the bigger question here is at what point will these insensitive Teachers be held accountable for their outrageous refusal to give even the smallest of accomodations to ADHD children in their classrooms? If as much time was spent trying to find a soloution to a child's problem as there is in trying to find a way to get that child out of their classroom, school would be a happier place for all concerned.
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Posted by
mthornton
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May 12 2009 @ 10:26 AM
school supplies
My son is in 8th grade, and some teachers are just more accomodating than others. In the 7th grade, his teachers seemed to make a big deal out of it. You could try buying some extra pencils or whatever it is he is losing. Send them to school and let the teacher keep them in a box just for him. That way, if he gets to school without the pencil, he can go to HIS box, which is purchased with your money. The teacher should have no complaints about this.
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