Ukuqala isikole, kungaba ngoSepthemba noma ngoJanuwari, kuyingqopha-mlando ekuphileni kwengane. Kodwa kumzali wengane enezidingo ezikhethekile, kungaphezu kwesiqalo esisha, ubungane obusha kanye nesango lokukhula okukhulu kwezemfundo nezenhlalo. Ukuqala kwesikole sengane enezidingo ezikhethekile kuphawula ukuqala komphakathi omusha wochwepheshe abangena empilweni yomndeni.
Ukuqala isikole kungasho nezinselele eziningi kubazali abanezidingo ezikhethekile zezingane njengoba abazali belwela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izingane zabo zithola ukunakwa okufanele, zamukelwe ontanga futhi zifunda futhi zenza kahle. Enye yezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokunqoba lezi zinselele iwukulungiselela kahle.
Ngokulindela nokuhlelela izidingo zengane, abazali bangaba nezixazululo ezikhona ukuze bahlangabezane nalezo zidingo ngaphambi kokuba zibe yinkinga. Njengezikole eziningi ezinikezelwe ezinganeni ezinezidingo ezikhethekile, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo engiyengamele isebenza nabazali kanye nezingane zabo nsuku zonke ukuze banqobe izinselele zokuqala isikole nokuchuma emphakathini. Inhlangano engenzi nzuzo, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-The Arc, ifundisa izingane ezinokukhubazeka kokukhula, futhi iningi labasebenzi bethu lingabazali bezingane ezinezidingo ezikhethekile. Izindaba ezilandelayo zabanye abasebenzi nabazali e-The Arc ziveza amasu okulungiselela izingane unyaka wesikole ophumelelayo.
Inselele eyodwa evamile imindeni ebhekana nayo ukuhlela ukuthi ingane iphathe imicimbi yosuku lwesikole. Ezinganeni ezinezinkinga zokuxhumana, ibhasi lesikole lingenye yezithiyo zokuqala. Ingabe izingane zizoba nendlela yokuxhumana nabanye ebhasini? Bazokwazi yini ukwenza abangane? Noma, bazogconwa noma balahlwe ezinye izingane?
Ukukhathazeka kuhlanganyelwa nabazali bezingane ezinokukhubazeka ngokomzimba, njengoba ukuhlukana kwezingane zabo kubonakala kalula. Ngenhlanhla, amaqhinga athile angasiza ukwenza ukugibela ibhasi lesikole kube yinto enhle. Cabangela ukugibela ingane nomngane wasendaweni, yiba umngane womshayeli futhi uzilolonge ukwehla nokwenyuka izitebhisi.
Ukunamathela ezimisweni zesikole kungenye into ekhathaza imindeni yezingane ezinezidingo ezikhethekile. Uma ingane inokubambezeleka kolimi, kuba nomthelela endleleni eyenza ngayo izidingo zayo zaziwe—kusukela ekuceleni ukuya endlini yangasese nokucela ukudla okulula, kuya ekutsheleni umhlengikazi wesikole ukuthi iyagula. USusan Pytel, umelaphi womzimba e-The Arc, unendodana eneminyaka engu-5 ubudala, uMatthew, onokubambezeleka kokukhuluma. UMatthew udinga isikhathi esengeziwe sokuveza imicabango nemibono yakhe. Indodana kaPytel isanda kuba nokungingiza futhi ikhungatheka kalula uma inganikezwa ithuba lokuqedela imicabango yayo. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka lapho abantu beqala ukuhlangana naye.
UPytel ukwenze umkhuba ukunikeza othisha ulwazi oluningiliziwe, okuhlanganisa namasu umndeni wakhe owasebenzisayo ekhaya, ukuze asize indodana yakhe ikhulume. Othisha baye bayisebenzisa le mibono, futhi indodana kaPytel isizimele futhi yamukelwa yilabo efunda nabo ekilasini.
Ezinganeni ezinezinselele zokunaka nokuziphatha okuhlobene nezidingo zezinzwa, abazali bangase bathole ukuthi ukwenza isimiso ekhaya kungenza kube lula ukuqala kosuku lwesikole ngempumelelo. U-Paul Stengle, umqondisi omkhulu we-The Arc, ungubaba wengane enokukhubazeka okuningi ekufundeni. UStengle waqala ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokuxubha izinzwa njalo ekuseni ngaphambi kokuya esikoleni. Uthola ukuthi lokhu kwenza indodana yakhe, uHarrison, ibambe iqhaza ngokugcwele ekilasini nasezimisweni zesikole, njengemisebenzi edinga ukuthi uHarrison ahlale phakathi kwezinye izingane ezincane.
Kubalulekile futhi ukwenza othisha baqaphele amandla kanye nobuthakathaka bezingane lapho beqala isikole. U-Diana Polec, uchwepheshe wedatha e-The Arc, waqala le nqubo kusenesikhathi eyenzela indodana yakhe esafunda esikoleni esiphakeme, uJimmy, ekhubazekile ngokomzimba. U-Polec wavakashela ababezoba amakilasi nendodana yakhe kanye nothisha bayo cishe amasonto amabili ngaphambi kokuba kuqale isikole. Umama nendodana babe sebeprakthiza imikhuba yesikole evamile nothisha, njengokuya ekilasini nezindlela indodana yakhe ezobe ibamba ngazo iqhaza ekilasini. Lokhu kulungiselelwa kwanikeza u-Polec kanye nothisha isikhathi sokuthuthukisa amasu umfana ayezowasebenzisa ukuze akwazi ukuzulazula ngokuphumelelayo usuku lwesikole, kuhlanganise nendlela yokuphatha ilokha yakhe nokuba nesikhathi samakilasi asizayo. Abantu abadala banake ngokucophelela noma yiziphi izimpawu zokucindezeleka ezivezwe indodana kaPolec, belungisa amasu abo ukuze banciphise. Le ndlela isize indodana kaPolec ukuthi iphumelele esikoleni sikahulumeni nentsha ekhula ngokujwayelekile.
Izingane eziningi zizifaka ingcindezi yokuthi zidlale. Lapho ingane inokwehluka kokufunda, lokhu kuthambekela kungase kuthinte ukuzethemba nemizwa yengane ngesikole.
U-Kavitha Patel, usonhlalakahle e-The Arc, unendodana okuthiwa u-Vijay onokubambezeleka ngolimi. U-Vijay uzehlulela kanzima, futhi uma ehlulekile emsebenzini udinga ukuqinisekiswa okukhulu ukuze aphinde azame. Ukuze agqugquzelwe othisha bakhe, u-Vijay udinga ukwethemba ukholo lwabo emakhonweni akhe. UPatel uxoxe ngalokhu nothisha bendodana yakhe. Ube nendodana yakhe kuzo zombili izilungiselelo eziyisipesheli nezihlanganisayo, futhi wenze lula ukuxhumana phakathi kwezikole zakhe ezedlule nezamanje ukuze abelane ngolwazi ngalokho okusiza indodana yakhe ukuthi ifunde. Ngenxa yalokho, inqubo yokufunda ihamba kahle kuVijay.
Abazali bezingane abanezimo zezempilo ezingelapheki bangase babhekane nezinselele ezinkulu kakhulu. UShelly Ortiz unguthisha wezemfundo ekhethekile e-The Arc futhi ungumama wezingane ezimbili ezinezidingo ezikhethekile. Indodakazi yakhe, uMikayla, unesifo sokuwa, futhi ubengaphenduli emithini. U-Ortiz ubhekana nezinselele eziningi ezishiwo ngaphambilini kanye nomsebenzi wokufundisa othisha abasha, abahlengikazi, izisebenzi zekilasi eliyisipesheli kanye nabanye abasebenzi abasekelayo ukuze babone izimpawu zokuquleka kwendodakazi yakhe.
U-Ortiz ube yimpumelelo. Ubongela isikole sendodakazi yakhe ngemizamo yaso eqhubekayo yokufundisa izimpawu zokuquleka kuwo wonke umuntu, okuhlanganisa abafundi, abaphathi kanye nabasebenzi basegumbini lokudla.
Abazali bangakwazi futhi ukubhekana nobunzima mayelana ne-Individualized Education Programme (IEP) yengane yabo. U-Stengle ube nolwazi olunzulu ngenqubo ye-IEP. Utusa ukugcina imigudu yokuxhumana ivulekile nothisha, ikakhulukazi uma kunezinkinga nge-IEP yengane ekuqaleni konyaka wesikole. Ukwazi ukumela kanye nokuyekethisa kuyizici ezibalulekile ekutholeni izinsiza ezifanele zempumelelo yesikole yengane.
Bonke laba bazali bakwazi ukusiza izingane zabo ziqale isikole ngempumelelo ngenxa yezinto ezimbili ezifanayo. Bathola amandla ayingqayizivele nokuqina kwezingane zabo, futhi izisebenzi zesikole zazizimisele ukuzivumelanisa nezimo nokulalela.
Lapho izikole zidumaza, kubalulekile ukuxhumana nokuxazulula isimo ngasinye njengoba siphakama. Futhi lapho izinto zisebenza kahle, themba amakhono akho njengomzali ukuze uvumele ukuhamba futhi ujabulele umphumela ekwenzeni ukuguqukela esikoleni kube okuhlangenwe nakho okuhle kwengane yakho enezidingo ezikhethekile.
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