tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post1134274348821352239..comments2024-03-09T21:28:30.555-05:00Comments on Special Education Law Blog: How Does Obama's Blueprint for NCLB Affect Kids with Disabilities?Jim Gerlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-6296025692381815362010-04-05T06:49:52.032-04:002010-04-05T06:49:52.032-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900017742762636729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-73271140364052077122010-04-01T10:11:01.806-04:002010-04-01T10:11:01.806-04:00Daunna,
Thanks for your comment.
JimDaunna,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />JimJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-89855171950076325232010-04-01T10:05:36.390-04:002010-04-01T10:05:36.390-04:00Mary Anne's point is well taken. Inclusion fo...Mary Anne's point is well taken. Inclusion for the sake of inclusion is a PC ideal, but meaningful inclusion depends on the attitude of the teacher and students (who adopt the attitude of the teacher). It also depends on adequate teacher training and support. Done well, inclusion is beautiful. All kids can thrive educationally and socially, and kids without disabilities can learn valuable life lessons, including the notion that disability is a normal part of the fabric of society. Someday, if we live long enough, nearly all of us will become disabled through accident or ill health. If society has taught its children well (that is, by example), we all stand to benefit.<br /><br />The standard classroom should not be idolized. It doesn't work well for a lot of kids, even those without disabilities. For a child with a disability, a standard classroom may be the LRE or the MTE (most toxic environment). Inclusion belongs on the continuum of placements for an IEP team to consider.Daunnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-21320966578242771672010-03-26T11:55:24.601-04:002010-03-26T11:55:24.601-04:00Thank you Mary Anne.
I appreciate your comment.
...Thank you Mary Anne.<br /><br />I appreciate your comment.<br /><br />JimJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-22712491447979414832010-03-26T10:45:38.553-04:002010-03-26T10:45:38.553-04:00I am deeply suspicious of policy proposals that fo...I am deeply suspicious of policy proposals that focus on "inclusion" rather than on quality services directly tied to students' individual needs. The civil rights view of special education, i.e., the notion that the lives of students with disabilities are enhanced by proximity to students without identified disabilities, undermines the most fundamental principle of IDEA--individualization. It assumes that children with disabilities will suddenly begin to learn effectively in the environment in which they have already struggled and in which teachers do not use methods demonstrated to be effective.Mary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274311367295210281noreply@blogger.com