The list of questions is a very good idea! nm

• Is it urgent? - ndmt68
  • LOL! - anon
  • In the time it takes her to ask you if it's urgent, she could have just answered your question! n - Baby
  • Its only urgent when its their problem - not when its yours
    • Sounds like me - chelle
    • The list of questions is a very good idea! nm - ndmt68

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1.  Is your son in kindergarten or 1st grade?

2.  Did he have problems at his prior school situation for pre-k or kindergarten, nursery school, etc?

3.  What is the nature of the problems, i.e. is it that he's misbehaving, not feeling like the other kids like him or is it that he's having a hard time learning the things he's being presented at his age?

Now that you've thought about these basic questions we need to move it up to another level.  If he's misbehaving you need to try to find out why.  Is it because of peer pressure?  Is he misbehaving because he's trying to draw attention away from the fact that he may not understand an assigned task?  Is he just having a hard time adjusting to school emotionally?  Are there possibly some learning disabilities?

If you believe that he is capable of learning without struggling and the problems are more behavioral then often times those are corrected with setting goals that include rewards for good behaviors and restrictions for bad behaviors.   I  have a 5-year-old bipolar child who understands that when she has a good day at school that she gets a sticker on the sticker chart at home and for every week that she goes 5 days without my getting a phone call or note from the teacher about a behavior problem then she gets to go into the grab bag and get a prize.  For each day I receive a note or phone call she loses TV privileges, and if I get 2 negative communications from the teacher in a week then she also loses privileges to go to the art room at home (her favorite place).   For the grab bag it's a dark heavy duffel bag that I put things in that I pick up at the dollar store, and includes everything from gum to neat pencils to puzzles to games.   She isn't allowed to see what is in the bag, just has to reach in and grab something for her reward. 

If you see that your child is struggling to learn then you need to write the school a letter requesting that an IEP evaluation be done.  This stands for Individualized Educational Plan.  By federal law they will then have to do some screening tests on your child to check for learning disabilities when you request this and will have to assist with whatever needs he may have.  Also if there are known emotional problems then  he would also qualify for an IEP.  

I hope that you're sitting down with your child and teacher and discussing what the problems are. Open communication is the best thing and remember to stay objective.  We always want to think I kids can do no wrong and are angels at school all day.  Also if you don't feel comfortable with the child's teacher then talk to the teacher about that and if you don't feel the issue is being resolved then set up a meeting with the principal.

As far as homeschooling goes, realize that this is a very major step and that you will be required to provide 6 hours of education a day.  If you can do this and work then go for it.  I know a lot of people that home school but most of the ones I know that do this only work part-time or not at all.  

Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions about anything I've said and I'll try to help you in any way that I can.   I've dealt with the educational system for several years as a foster parent of special needs kids so I know pretty well what the rules and laws say in the states. 

You know these were posted for free for us to see and use if we can find them useful.  I appreciate MTs trying to help other MTs out without asking for money for it.  I wish there had been more MTs to me out a  100 years ago when I got started. 

Thanks for telling us about this website.

http://medicaltranscriptionexpandproductive.blogspot.com/

Just in case the link doesn't work, copy and paste.

http://www.indiana.edu/~tmrna/menus/listalpha.html

I get paid hourly and a fairly good rate.  I have to do 100% listens and grade each report and do manual feedback to the MTs.  This is time consuming and if you work by the line, you can't make any money.  If you work by the line and only fill in the blanks, you can make very good money, but unfortunately with most of the work being done offshore, it's nearly always 100% listen.

A lot of jobs require you to do mentoring while still maintaining a minimum line count and this can be tough.  You want to help people and train people, but they make it nearly impossible for you to do this.

Here's the sad thing, I know a 20-year-old guy with no college and minimal work experience who got a job in the hospital just delivering meals and he makes only 5.00 an hour less than I do.  Sometimes I think I'd rather have HIS job.

and you said the word, his wife is controlling!

I am sure not going to hobble to their house from the Amtrak station.  They could afford to send a cab, but haven't offered.

Thank you everyone for your input! 

Thanks for the idea about linking the macro to Shorthand.  Maybe I can try that.  I don't have hundreds of docs, so it should work out fine.  I wonder why they don't make it like Autocorrect where you can just highlight and everything stays the same??  Why make life difficult with codes?!? 

Anyway, THANKS for your suggestion!  BTW, you said you've used a few different expanders.  Which one did you personally like best?

Yes, that's a good idea. Do you know how I'd find those programs or if they are costly?

Thanks so much.

I am surprised (and disappointed) that there isn't already something like this available and readily accessible on the internet.  Please keep us posted on what you find out. 

In the meantime I'll do a quick search to see if I can find anything similar on the internet.

Thanks. That is a good idea. I had done a search on laptop desks on the internet thinking I could find something that folded down and could travel easily but I couldn't find anything. 

Paula

of certainly hope that someone around here would have the @@** to say something to these guys who go on, year after year, with the same GIGO.  Instead, how often do we all see the "Dr. X usually says  xxx in x section" and stuff like that.  I know we all get these time and time again, yet the suits, whether it be QQ or XYZ MTSO doesn't do poop squat about it.  The way I see it, it's no skin off their backs.

So annoying, but the "smokin' a blunt" with the Christmas carols was just too good to pass up!  Priceless!

on these things.  You know how cyberspace is.  And just offices in general, etc. 

Took me three tries sending e-mails with my resume (waiting about a week before trying again, so as not too seem to pushy or desperate) to finally land my most recent new job, with the company that I was really hoping for out of all of my choices!  (fingers crossed that it really IS the right choice, but I'm pretty sure I couldn't have done better right now)

Anyway, I wouldn't ever give up without receiving some kind of response, just so you know that your reply had even been received in the first place.  Just politely state that you're following up again and are still interested in pursuing an opportunity with the company, LA la la, that kind of thing.  :)