Mr. John Parker Major, USAF (Ret)
Special School District teacher
Phone (636) 891-6850
Fax (636) 891-8867
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What some days feel like.
"Cross Cat." is a shortened way of saying Cross Categorical. Students with a variety of eligibilities are sometimes placed in a Cross-Cat class. These eligibilities can include, but are not limited to: Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disabilities, other health impairments, Physically Handicapped, and Autism. The teacher of a Cross-Cat class follows the regular education curriculum that the classroom teachers use for their regular classes. Cross-Cat teachers also modify the curriculum to the level and learning ability of the students in their class.
Our school is Inclusive, students are given a chance to learn and succeed in the regular classroom before they are referred to Cross-Cat. Most times, students are referred to Cross-Cat when they fall far behind in regular classes and are not successful at their grade level. These classes give students the opportunity to learn more at their individual level of learning.
JOHN PARKER
Welcome to the
2022-2023 School year!!
I am an SSD teacher at Rockwood South Middle School
I can be reached at either 636-891-6850. My Google Voice number is 314-252-0390. You may call of text me at this number anytime. Please add it to your contacts with my name so you will know it is me when I call. The best way to get a hold of me is my email, parkerjohn@rsdmo.org .
There is nothing as important to me as my students. Please contact me to let me know if there are any questions, concerns or issues you want to share or if there are any special things I should know about your child. I look forward to hearing from you.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -- Anonymous
“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” -- Bob Talber
Fun Facts
Listed below are some famous people with disabilities that could have affected their learning. All of these people fall into categories including mood disorders, Learning Disabilities, speech disorders, Dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, and Autism:
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Harrison Ford
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Abraham Lincoln
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Ben Stiller
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Drew Carey
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Buzz Aldrin
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Walt Disney
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Bruce Willis
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Tiger Woods
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Sir Isaac Newton
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Albert Einstein
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Thomas Edison
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Al Gore
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Edison
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Bill Gates
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Henry Ford
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Vincent Van Gogh
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Charles Schulz
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Robin Williams
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Tom Cruise
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Elvis
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Michael Jordan
Inclusion a simple idea, but it makes a huge difference in the lives of students with special needs. Before Inclusion, students with special needs were taken to a separate room for all of their lessons, homework, and tests. They had very little interaction with their peers. Inclusion allows these students to be in the regular classroom with their peers all day. Often we go into other teachers' classrooms and become "co-teachers", or team teachers. This means that we help prepare, collaborate, and teach lessons along with the classroom teacher. We are also advocates for students with special needs when they need extra help or extra support. We also assist other students who do not normally have special needs when they are struggling with a particular lesson.
I feel that Inclusion is a tremendous educational opportunity for all students and teachers. We are able to collaborate with other teachers and provide efficient teaching strategies and instruction for all students.
Introduction to the
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