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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...See More
Marina On 6/15/09, MS BROWN wrote: > 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 TH...See More
Jun 20, 2009
Terri F. What gets me is that these studens have already qualified under state and federal guidelines to have a disability that prevents them from learning at the same rate as regular ed students. It seems to me that something is not right in making these students take grade level tests when they are performing 2 or more years behind their grade. If it were...See More
Nov 7, 2009


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