Since I named my blog Jenn's Busy House, you might be wondering what makes my house busier than others? Well, as of now, both of my girls have been diagnosed FASD and are both on meds for their AHDH symptoms. My son also has ADHD and is on meds. If you ask me, I also have it, but I'm not going to pay a doctor a thousand dollars to tell me that!! Since I also have depression, my family doctor has prescribed me Wellbutrin which in some people treats both simultaneously. I think it works well, but I'm sure my caffeine intake helps too. lol
Being both a mother and a teacher gives me a very unique perspective. I am passionate about trying to have my kids get the best education possible. I am also very concerned about teaching my students according to the best ways that they learn. For me this means incorporating many different strategies and, by trial and error, finding out which ones work best for which students. I have found a number of different things that work in my classroom, but not everything works for everyone, of course!
I look forward to sharing resources and things that I have learned along this wild and wonderful journey. I hope that someone out there finds something useful to them. I'd love to hear from you if you do.
More to follow another time...
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
First time...
Well this is my first ever blog post and I'll be honest, I'm not entirely sure anyone will be interested in what I have to say, but here goes nothing...
I'll start by introducing myself. I'm Jenn. I'm a mom, sister, daughter, wife, teacher, and all around busy woman, just like all of you. I have two amazing step daughters that have lived with us forever. Therefore, I'll never refer to them as my "step" daughters again. They are, always have been, and always will be my girls! And, I have a son, who is equally awesome! We have a typical busy household with both my husband and I working and the kids involved in various activities.
What makes my house a little busier than some others is that my girls are both diagnosed FASD with many ADHD traits and my son is diagnosed ADHD. There is never a dull moment! (And, that's putting it mildly!)
I'd like to spend some of my blogging time sharing things I've learned over the years from both a teacher's and a parent's perspective. It's interesting being able to see both angles. It's particularly interesting this year when my son is in my grade two class!!
I look forward to writing more, but need to go for now...
I'll start by introducing myself. I'm Jenn. I'm a mom, sister, daughter, wife, teacher, and all around busy woman, just like all of you. I have two amazing step daughters that have lived with us forever. Therefore, I'll never refer to them as my "step" daughters again. They are, always have been, and always will be my girls! And, I have a son, who is equally awesome! We have a typical busy household with both my husband and I working and the kids involved in various activities.
What makes my house a little busier than some others is that my girls are both diagnosed FASD with many ADHD traits and my son is diagnosed ADHD. There is never a dull moment! (And, that's putting it mildly!)
I'd like to spend some of my blogging time sharing things I've learned over the years from both a teacher's and a parent's perspective. It's interesting being able to see both angles. It's particularly interesting this year when my son is in my grade two class!!
I look forward to writing more, but need to go for now...
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