Comments on: Alex Barton’s Tie Dye Project http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mary P Jones http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5485 Mary P Jones Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:40:08 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5485 Now, in response to Scientist's comment: The important piece of information in my own reading of the police report is the fact that the teacher, Wendy Portillo, admits herself that she called Alex to the front of the room, asked other children to tell him what they didn't like about him, polled the children and told him they weren't ready to have him back in class. If these facts were in dispute, I (personally) would not have posted about this incident. There may be disagreements about some of the details, and people may certainly have differing opinions over whether or not Ms. Portillo's actions were an appropriate means of handling the situation (some argue yes, some no), but the basic facts of the case (that Alex's behavior was disruptive and that Ms. Portillo chose this means of disciplining him) do not seem to be in dispute. I certainly urge anyone interested to read the police report and form their own conclusions: http://web.tcpalm.com/2008/05/29/Bartonrpt.pdf Now, in response to Scientist's comment:

The important piece of information in my own reading of the police report is the fact that the teacher, Wendy Portillo, admits herself that she called Alex to the front of the room, asked other children to tell him what they didn't like about him, polled the children and told him they weren't ready to have him back in class. If these facts were in dispute, I (personally) would not have posted about this incident.

There may be disagreements about some of the details, and people may certainly have differing opinions over whether or not Ms. Portillo's actions were an appropriate means of handling the situation (some argue yes, some no), but the basic facts of the case (that Alex's behavior was disruptive and that Ms. Portillo chose this means of disciplining him) do not seem to be in dispute. I certainly urge anyone interested to read the police report and form their own conclusions:

http://web.tcpalm.com/2008/05/29/Bartonrpt.pdf

]]> By: Mary P Jones http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5483 Mary P Jones Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:26:39 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5483 A reader with the screen name Scientist left a comment on this post. I have not published the comment itself, as I believe the purpose of discussion is better served through polite and respectful language than angry name-calling. In the interest of promoting dialog and providing accurate sources of information, I am rewording the information in Scientist's comment as follows: The information provided in this post about what happened in the classroom is inaccurate. The police report contains allegations by Alex's classmates that he lied about what happened. The full text of the police report can be found here: http://web.tcpalm.com/2008/05/29/Bartonrpt.pdf A reader with the screen name Scientist left a comment on this post. I have not published the comment itself, as I believe the purpose of discussion is better served through polite and respectful language than angry name-calling. In the interest of promoting dialog and providing accurate sources of information, I am rewording the information in Scientist's comment as follows:

The information provided in this post about what happened in the classroom is inaccurate. The police report contains allegations by Alex's classmates that he lied about what happened. The full text of the police report can be found here:

http://web.tcpalm.com/2008/05/29/Bartonrpt.pdf

]]> By: Andrea's Sweet Life http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5456 Andrea's Sweet Life Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:02:01 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5456 What a great project. I'll pass your link on to my friends with autistic kids, I'm sure they'd love to be involved. Thanks for stopping by Sweet Life the other day! What a great project. I'll pass your link on to my friends with autistic kids, I'm sure they'd love to be involved.

Thanks for stopping by Sweet Life the other day!

]]> By: Krystal http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5451 Krystal Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:12:56 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5451 I have been in constant communication with Melissa on this and it is an extreme outpouring of responses but more and more reponses are necessary because for every child, there needs to be 5 recipients. I should be getting my package for my 5 kids to make our 25 shirts - this is going to be fun and I am hoping that all the children get the joy and happiness out of this project that they so greatly deserve! I have been in constant communication with Melissa on this and it is an extreme outpouring of responses but more and more reponses are necessary because for every child, there needs to be 5 recipients. I should be getting my package for my 5 kids to make our 25 shirts - this is going to be fun and I am hoping that all the children get the joy and happiness out of this project that they so greatly deserve!

]]> By: Mama Zen http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5450 Mama Zen Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:19:05 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5450 What an awesome idea! I'm going to pass this along to my daughter's teacher. What an awesome idea! I'm going to pass this along to my daughter's teacher.

]]> By: Syd http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5449 Syd Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:07:50 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5449 That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing this. How incredible that the teacher would ostracize this child. I wonder what happened to her compassion. That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing this. How incredible that the teacher would ostracize this child. I wonder what happened to her compassion.

]]> By: Cat http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5446 Cat Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:19:34 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5446 Thanks for the update! Wonderful news! Thanks for the update! Wonderful news!

]]> By: B http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5445 B Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:00:03 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5445 What an awesome project! What an awesome project!

]]> By: Jen http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5443 Jen Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:14:34 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5443 Great idea- my autistic kids love to tie-dye! Thanks for the heads up on it :-) Great idea- my autistic kids love to tie-dye! Thanks for the heads up on it :-)

]]> By: Casdok http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/03/alex-bartons-tie-dye-project/comment-page-1/#comment-5442 Casdok Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:44:51 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=1346#comment-5442 What a lovely idea! What a lovely idea!

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