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Although my content major is not Special Education, I found this article very engaging. It made me realize some things that I did not know before. I went to a high school where the children with Special Needs were kept in the classroom in the basement. Yes, they would socialize with others during gym, but that was pretty much it. They were not allowed to take the same classes as students who did not have Special Needs. It bothers me now because just because they are different does not mean it is fair to exclude from the school community. Through this article, it shows how children who are placed in community school get the right education for them. I looked up a few articles that really explains what is beneficial for children with Special Needs. Parents have options where they prefer a Special Needs school-- where it focuses on students alone, where they have more help rather than just a teacher aide in a mainstream school and are excluded from others. Children with Special Needs should not feel that they are different from others because it is not fair. Their school placement should be the most beneficial that works for them. I could not help but continue my research about what options children have when it comes down to their education, because what I only knew was what students in my high school, were segregated. I found this great article that shows how children in Europe are placed on what the type of services they need. This is an awesome example of how children should receive their education because like I had mentioned before parents do have options on the types of services their children should receive, they should not settle for less. I watched this great video where it follows the life of a four year old girl named Lily. Lily is a child with Down Syndrome. Through this video, her mom shows us her view on why she feels a Special Needs school is more beneficial for her daughter, where you have another parent feels that it is more beneficial for her son to attend a mainstream school.
Check it out! Then decide, what do you think is the best choice for a student with special needs?
3 comments:
Great post! I did an extended comments blog on yours if you want to check it out
I cannot believe that your high school put the special needs students in the basement and they could only socialize with the other students during gym class. I was completely shocked when I read that, it is horrible. Special needs students should go to mainstream schools and regular classrooms instead of being placed in special education schools/classrooms. These students are being segregated. Special needs students already know that they are different; do we really need to segregate them? By doing this we are just making them think they are stupid. I have the same video on my blog as well. It is such a controversial video because parents want the best for their children. However, I believe that most kids with disabilities belong in mainstream schools. Great post!
Very interesting! I also used your post for the extended comments post on my blog. Check it out if you want!
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