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In reply to the discussion: Obama needs to call Arne Duncan out for his new tactics for special education students. [View all]AnotherMother4Peace
(4,243 posts)participate in a particular curriculum. The most common result will be acting out and behavior disorders. It would be like forcing me to prepare for the World Cup, with no alternative offered. I simply do not have that ability. Many students with special needs can possibly live in group homes one day, or possibly on their own with at home support. Most are not preparing for college. Their curriculum needs to be specialized and individualized. I suspect that common core would not be in their best interest.
I proctored a "high stakes" assessment for students w/IEP's that were not opted out of the gen. ed. testing. It was very sad. One little girl was in tears because it was too difficult. I could tell she was humiliated. Another little boy filled in the bubbles beautifully, all wrong answers. All I could say was "if you have extra time go back and check your work." This all factored into the school's "high stakes" score. No wonder so many of the schools in this district do not welcome special education classrooms.
Arne needs to become familiar with the students, with the medically fragile, with the very low functioning students, with the sweet children who cannot be forced into a curriculum that will do them no favors.