Oh Mullet, what will it be next?

[marmalade]

Now she's claiming it's better her kids are homeschooled because some of them are dyslexic. But of course, they have friends helping them learn!

 

Hey Michelle, it's not that the kids are dyslexic - although I believe at least two of the boys DO have ADHD - it's merely a case that they're not being educated. At.All. Jessa couldn't even hold the attention of the little ones for a 30 second shot, and the Howlers are self-teaching on the computer. Hey, I too could get 100 on a test if I was allowed to take it 10 times!

 

What a turn-around from the days when they bragged about how their kids "graduated" from the DRT at 16 smarter than the average high school senior. Duggar Damage Control is both hilarious and sad to behold. I long for the days of "perp-in-DICK-ooo-lur." At least she was teaching SOMETHING.

 

Here's a link to her latest idiocy:

 

http://parentables.howstuffworks.com/fa ... lties.html

[Lady]

I wouldn't be surprised if one or more of her kids was dyslexic but I doubt they are receiving help for it.

[FakePigtails]

She says this:

I think if they had been in a public school setting they could have been labeled as reading-challenged. But because they were being tutored one-on-one with me I was able to just work with them and not pressure them.

Then this:

It's also really important to seek professional help as well. We have speech therapist friends who practiced with our kids. It's something that as a parent I know can help encourage a child to learn and give them a new set of tools to work with.

I tried writing what I think, and it's just too jumbly. The best I can come up with is that these two quotes really don't go together and make my brain hurt.

[Witsec7]

If the kids were in my district they would get one on one assistance and the parents would also be trained in how to deal with these problems.

She just makes shit up as she goes along.

[gezykah]

I'd give them examples in history of people who were great, amazing scientists and amazing people, but struggled academically in school.

Amazing scientists? Her idea of amazing scientists would probably be the people who created canned "cream of..." soups and hair spray.

[CanadianHippie]

There's a phonics program that I would teach the kids to read with, and for some of the kids it would take me take me three times of going through it because they just didn't catch it the first time, and then the second time. And finally the third time they'd grasp the concept.

Interesting... I wonder if it ever occurred to her that maybe a different program might have worked better for those kids? Lord knows that when I had problems with phonics, my public school teachers tried other methods instead of making me do the same damn thing over again.

[Witsec7]

Interesting... I wonder if it ever occurred to her that maybe a different program might have worked better for those kids? Lord knows that when I had problems with phonics, my public school teachers tried other methods instead of making me do the same damn thing over again.

Thats mullet for you. Doing the same thing over and over again the same way and expecting different results.

[doggie]

SO she is an expert on dyslexic? sounds like they will get some same minded fundy in to help. I doubt they will be experts. Poor kids are doomed.

[marmalade]

If the kids were in my district they would get one on one assistance and the parents would also be trained in how to deal with these problems.

She just makes shit up as she goes along.

Yes and yes! Anyone in education knows that any possible learning disability that is observed by a teacher, or any professional, is tested and referred to the proper doctors/therapists for help.

Joe may well be dyslexic; I don't think I've seen him in a "classroom" for at least 3 years. But you don't pull him out of school like a Traveller family and put them to work; you get them the help they need! Back in the day, dyslexia was just coming to the fore and my brother, who was failing at everything and acting out, didn't get dx'ed until he was in 8th grade. With proper therapy, he improved 1000%, although even now, he notices slippage in ability if he doesn't keep up with old therapies that he can do on his own.

[Witsec7]

Yes and yes! Anyone in education knows that any possible learning disability that is observed by a teacher, or any professional, is tested and referred to the proper doctors/therapists for help.

Joe may well be dyslexic; I don't think I've seen him in a "classroom" for at least 3 years. But you don't pull him out of school like a Traveller family and put them to work; you get them the help they need! Back in the day, dyslexia was just coming to the fore and my brother, who was failing at everything and acting out, didn't get dx'ed until he was in 8th grade. With proper therapy, he improved 1000%, although even now, he notices slippage in ability if he doesn't keep up with old therapies that he can do on his own.

I failed to add the parents would have been directed to a support group that worked with other parents and the educational specialist.

[Witsec5]

So as a school psych I have to say something. To have a learning disability the way we define it in Cali, there are lots of things one has to rule out. You have to rule out limited school experience and environmental factors. At this point, it too hard to tell whether they have dyslexia. It could also be subaverage intelligence. Nothing wrong with that. I'm just saying, coming from Michelle, I have to take what she says with a grain of salt. In the schools we usually do pretty intensive intervention for a while before we test.

[doggie]

So as a school psych I have to say something. To have a learning disability the way we define it in Cali, there are lots of things one has to rule out. You have to rule out limited school experience and environmental factors. At this point, it too hard to tell whether they have dyslexia. It could also be subaverage intelligence. Nothing wrong with that. I'm just saying, coming from Michelle, I have to take what she says with a grain of salt. In the schools we usually do pretty intensive intervention for a while before we test.

yes I bet you are right. They will never get that or much of anything else with the time duggers spend on their children.

[Visionoyahweh]

I hate, hate, hate, the 'we hae friends that are (fill in the blank)' line. No you don't, you insular assholes. Just admit it.

[Elle]

To admit her kids are undereducated would mean having to admit she and Boob did a bad job. Since they think of themselves as high and mighty and perfect, that must mean their kids are little geniuses. Only one of their kids might end up self-sufficient without help later, and it's not Smuggar. With so many adult kids, it's appalling how few can take care of themselves.

[emmiedahl]

I have to say, I think she totally wrote this in response to observations here and on the 19 kids and counting FB page.

[doggie]

I hate, hate, hate, the 'we hae friends that are (fill in the blank)' line. No you don't, you insular assholes. Just admit it.

sure they do expert gothordites. they will be able to beat the problems right out of them.

[SeaSaltCaramel]

maybe this "speech therapist friend" is the one that helped Jenny actually speak clearly.

[GeoBQn]

When I had language acquisition problems as a child, my mom had friends who I went to for help. The differences between this and Michelle's "friends":

1. My mother was a physical therapist for special needs children and had a Masters degree in Early Childhood Development, so she recognized that my problems were severe enough to warrant intervention.

2. The friends she brought me to were the professors she took classes from to earn said degree.

3. The friends were not "practicing" with me. They were therapy sessions for which they were paid (out of pocket, since insurance didn't cover this).

[xDreamerx]

I believe this about as much as I believe she wears a watch.

[marmalade]

maybe this "speech therapist friend" is the one that helped Jenny actually speak clearly.

I think Jenny merely started emulating Johannah. However, Hannie is hanging out with Jackson too much and it's telling in HER speech, which seems to be REGRESSING of late (based on the talking head segments).

Dreamer, I've actually seen the big, ugly, black digital watch on her wrist. I think she got it as a wedding gift, it's that old and ugly.

[Visionoyahweh]

I believe this about as much as I believe she wears a watch.

Maybe she uses the watch to manage 15 minute dyslexia therapy sessions?

[xDreamerx]

I think Jenny merely started emulating Johannah. However, Hannie is hanging out with Jackson too much and it's telling in HER speech, which seems to be REGRESSING of late (based on the talking head segments).

Dreamer, I've actually seen the big, ugly, black digital watch on her wrist. I think she got it as a wedding gift, it's that old and ugly.

Aw, Christ. Can one be dyslexic in terms of numbers? Maybe she can't properly read it. In her world of fake learning disabilities. (I don't mean dyslexia isn't real. Just her story).

[SeaSaltCaramel]

It would make more sense being dyslexic with numbers using a digital vs analog watch.

Personally, I can see numbers correctly in my head, but at times, can still invert them when I speak. Also, when I write, I notice I have a tendency to switch up my p's and b's. Reading is a whole other story. I re-read things to make sure I'm understanding what's written; and sometimes, I just read things completely wrong (it's actually funny when I read something as obscene when it isn't).

Do you guys think it's unusual for me to love reading and writing, yet have these challenges?

[MamaJunebug]

Thats mullet for you. Doing the same thing over and over again the same way and expecting different results.

The boldfaced part, above, being one of my favorite definitions of insanity ... :? ... pretty much sums up the Duggars and their fellow travelers.

[BlackHawk]

Aw, Christ. Can one be dyslexic in terms of numbers? Maybe she can't properly read it. In her world of fake learning disabilities. (I don't mean dyslexia isn't real. Just her story).

Actually you can be dyslexic in terms of numbers, it's called Dyscalculia. It's a broad range diagnosis.

As a dyslexic... Mullet annoys me to no end with her statements. You don't need to HOMESCHOOL your dylexic children unless you are able to provide them with proper therapies. Hell, I'm 27 and STILL do my therapies daily... but I also loooove to read and write, so it's not "torture" for me like it is for others I know. Just sitting at a table looking at a computer... isn't helpful.