{"channel":"education","content":"When I hear about a low-performing 5th grader, there are a few questions that I ask to set the ground level. (<red> perhaps the *machine* will be able to flesh out this outline.)\r\n\r\n* Can they read? (Sounding out, or understanding the meaning)\r\n* Can they behave in a classroom?\r\n* Can they toilet?\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nCan they read?\r\n* do they know all the letter sounds?\r\n* can they read a list of instructions?\r\n* can they use an iPad?\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nCan they behave in a classroom?\r\n* Can they eat without assistance?\r\n* Are they likely to bite?\r\n* Do they need a \"behavior aide\"?\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nCan they toilet?\r\n* Do they still wet the bed at night sometimes?\r\n* Do they wear diapers?\r\n* Do they need a catheter or other medical assistance? (<green> in various SCOTUS decisions including << Irving Independent School District v. Tatro >> and << Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. >>, they have ruled that \"medical treatments such as suctioning, ventilator checks, catheterization, ...\" are not considered \"medical services\")","created_at":"2025-07-25T14:45:58.997469","id":637,"llm_annotations":{},"parent_id":null,"processed_content":"<p>When I hear about a low-performing 5th grader, there are a few questions that I ask to set the ground level. <span class=\"colorblock color-red\"><span class=\"sigil\">\ud83d\udca1</span><span class=\"colortext-content\"> perhaps the <em>machine</em> will be able to flesh out this outline.</span></span>\r</p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Can they read? (Sounding out, or understanding the meaning)\r</li>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Can they behave in a classroom?\r</li>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Can they toilet?\r</li>\n</ul>\n<hr class=\"section-break\" />\n<p>Can they read?\r</p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> do they know all the letter sounds?\r</li>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> can they read a list of instructions?\r</li>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> can they use an iPad?\r</li>\n</ul>\n<hr class=\"section-break\" />\n<p>Can they behave in a classroom?\r</p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Can they eat without assistance?\r</li>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Are they likely to bite?\r</li>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Do they need a \"behavior aide\"?\r</li>\n</ul>\n<hr class=\"section-break\" />\n<p>Can they toilet?\r</p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Do they still wet the bed at night sometimes?\r</li>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Do they wear diapers?\r</li>\n<li class=\"bullet-list\"> Do they need a catheter or other medical assistance? <span class=\"colorblock color-green\"><span class=\"sigil\">\u2699\ufe0f</span><span class=\"colortext-content\"> in various SCOTUS decisions including <span class=\"literal-text\">Irving Independent School District v. Tatro</span> and <span class=\"literal-text\">Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F.</span>, they have ruled that \"medical treatments such as suctioning, ventilator checks, catheterization, ...\" are not considered \"medical services\"</span></span></li>\n</ul>","quotes":[],"subject":"early development stages"}