Well the other day, I was in need of one of the secretary's extension and I couldn't find my list of numbers.  So, I sent one the students in the class next door to ask Mrs. B to give me the number.  When the student returned, he handed me a slip of paper with the following numbers written on it:  432-36100.  I asked the student to come back, because there were too many numbers and what exactly was the extension, so he came and took a look at the paper and said, "that's right."  With a puzzle look on my face, I asked him if he wrote this or Mrs. B, and he said, "I wrote that."  Then, I asked him what it said and he replied, "thirty-six hunit!"  SMH!  I corrected him and showed him the correct way it should have been written and asked him to have a seat.   The sad thing about this situation is the student didn't know that he was incorrect and seemed as if he didn't care when I corrected him.  

He is enrolled in one of my collaborative classes and the collaborative teacher never comes to assist him.  I mentioned the incident to the collaborative teacher in passing in the hallway and her response was, "really, did the kids laugh at him...I'll be in there tomorrow."  I have complained to the grade level administrator about her frequent absences from class, but still no help.  So, I just teach the general education students first, give them independent work and work with the other students next.  Hopefully, some of the information I give to these students will be retained.  I'm not hoping for a miracle, but I am attempting to get these babies to a point where they will be able to be functioning citizens.