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    Post: NCLB

    MS BROWN

    Posted on 6/15/09

    I TRULY BELIEVE THAT NCLB IS A DIS-SERVICE TO THE EDUCATION
    COMMUNITY. PARTICULARLY THOSE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. I
    BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN W/ DISABILITIES ARE ALREADY
    STRUGGLING WITH LIMITATIONS AND BOUNDARIES THAT ARE
    INTERNAL AND TO BE BOMBARDED WITH EXPECTATIONS THAT SEEM TO
    BE SET UP FOR THEIR FAILURE IS SO DISCOURAGING FOR THEM. I
    KNOW ALL CHILDREN MUST LEARN AND ALL CHILDREN LEARN
    DIFFERENTLY. I ALSO KNOW THAT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION IS
    HELPFUL. HOWEVER, WHEN THESE LEARNING DISABLED STUDENTS AND
    IN SOME CASES VISUALLY IMPAIRED AS WELL AS MULTIPLELY
    DISABLED STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO LEARN AND PRODUCE THE
    SAME CONTENT AS "REGULAR" STUDENTS; IT IS TRULY A PROBLEM.
    NOT ONLY A PROBLEM FOR STUDENTS, BUT FOR THE TEACHERS AND
    ADMINISTRATORS IN DISTRICTS THAT SUFFER FOR THE LACK OF
    PROFICIENCY IN THESE CLASSROOMS.
    I COULD GO ON AND SAY MUCH MORE; HOWEVER, IT IS MY HOPE
    THAT AMERICA WILL FIND A WAY TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL
    LEARNERS SO THAT CREATIVITY IS FOSTERED AND LEARNING IS AN
    ART OF LOVING.


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