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July 29, 2013

Second opinions valuable in medicine & education:

admin / 2013, Columns (J. Nathan) / education, Genesis Works, High School for Recording Arts, Joe Nathan, medicine, parents, second opinions, special needs, St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts / 0 Comments

Fortunately, a second medical opinion this week showed I did not need a painful “spinal tap.” Instead, the second doctor who examined me (after I expressed concerns about the first, dramatic diagnosis), prescribed ice on my back and anti-pain pills every four to six hours. When I was 12, I took a wood shop and metal […]

April 5, 2013

“Now he has hope, we have hope”

Joe Nathan / 2013, Columns (J. Nathan) / Asperger's, Blue Sky Charter School, IEP, Main Street, parents, students / 5 Comments

Today, two stories that help illustrate why there’s no single best school for all students. First, a parent speaks, then a student. “We have a 10th grader who has amazing abilities in music and guitar, but he has pace and reading issues and Asperger’s. He had help in x public schools from 3rd […]