Moghrey Mie Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I have never understood Freedom To Flourish except that we were told it was a branding excercise for the Isle Of Man - similar to the way New Zealand re-branded itself. Now the Education Department is launching a new initiative for the Dyslexia Aware Quality Mark under the banner of Freedom to Flourish. Does anybody understand this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 "The Dyslexia Aware Schools Quality Mark - celebrating Quality First Reasonable Adjustments for learners "at risk" from Dyslexia 1.To become recognised as a school which is "Dyslexia Aware" and which successfully meets the needs of most dyslexic learners through reasonable adjustments 2.To achieve a national award - The Dyslexia Aware Quality Mark - which celebrates the ways in which policy, practice, ethos and culture combine to enable dyslexic learners to be the best they can be. 3.To meet the requirements of the Inclusion Development Plan while gaining recognition for good practice" ...I think it is all about giving dyslexic people 'Freedom To Flourish'. I can imagine the negotiations with the government for more money for dyslexics going along the lines of: 'What is all this Freedom To Flourish rubbish, when you are not paying to help some of the dyslexic children on the island??? etc.'. 'Oh all right, you got us there, we'll pay up - but you do your bit and put it under Freedom To Flourish - so it looks like the branding exercise has at least had one outing' I think they used to call all this type of stuff 'Investors In People'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 All this bollocks which should have been part of all schools operations for years before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jehovah Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Did you do that headline on purpose, if so it's a bit cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatdamaged Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Did you do that headline on purpose, if so it's a bit cruel. Only just got that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBloodyNine Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Does no one proof read this stuff before it is posted? How do the schools decide who is dyslexic and who is just thick? Or is any one who is thick now classed as dyslexic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Does no one proof read this stuff before it is posted? How do the schools decide who is dyslexic and who is just thick? Or is any one who is thick now classed as dyslexic? READ & LEARN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBloodyNine Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I know there is an actual test I have taken it myself. I guess my question was not how do you know but more, will they group thick people with the dyslexics together in an attempt to help everyone while missing the actual difficulties facing both groups? Testing for dyslexia can be a long process so will they opt for the easier option rather than do it properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 There are no such things as 'thick' people. There are those who have little or no academic ability - the ones who used to be advised to leave school and find an apprenticeship or a job in a service industry - and there are those who have problems such as dyslexia, ADHD etc who, although often extremely bright, need to be identified as early as possible so that they can receive the help they need. IMO, the primary schools ought to take the bulk of responsibility for this since, by the time such students get to secondary school, a great deal of damage may have already been done in that they may have become labelled - and accepted - the totally inaccurate epithet 'thick.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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