Hi Zoher, First, I thank you for bringing a very important issue for discussion.
Here I would like to start with my own experience. I am a late blind person. I lost my vision at the age of 14 completely then I finished my 9th grade. If I were continued in the same school in the name of inclusion, I would have got a so called degree certificate with no self confidence and depression. I strongly argue that no integrated school especially in the earlier stages of schooling can fulfill the needs of a visually impaired kid like playing etc. I have seen many of my friends who have studied 10 years in special schools adjusted very well in the sighted society when they had to go for the regular colleges, and they were accepted by most of the fellow mates equally just because they had enough command over the subjects. My vision started deteriorating when I was in the 8th grade. I and my family members were not aware of even the scribe facility provided for the persons with vision impairment. All the teachers were there of B.Ed. certified and I am sure there is a topic on special education in the B.Ed. course in which the support system to the differently abled students and ways of alternatives will be discussed with a visit to the special schools. None of them were provide me the guidance in the proper manner at that time. Under SSA, there will be one resource person to help the persons with disability, but the issue is only one teacher cannot teach all the subjects. I personally feel if a special kid to be a rounded personality, not only learning and getting certificates, he/she should be brought up in the special schools in the early stages of life at least til the 7th grade. Special schools help to develop ourselves in many of the aspects which are rightly pointed out by Mukesh Jain. I feel media people should develop sence of responsibility before making any point to the public, because Satyamev Jayte is one of the highly viewed programme in the country, and if any point is made in such shows it will hit larger number of people and people will think that is the right thing. I apologise for the long mail. Since I do not check my personal ID regularly I tried to put my thoughts in a single mail. Thanks & Regards, Mohith B. P. [email protected]|9902361549|skype: mohith.ckm On 6/12/12, Bharti Kalra <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > My openion would that our country must have the inclusive education > system because This system can help a disable person to join there > hands with non-disable person and this may help a nondisable person to > understand a disable person like us and if we talk about special > schools in our society lots of students/person have got education in > special schools and beter know their condition I am not saying that > these school should get closed but there is a lot of scope of > improvement in such schools and comenting on your school or college > friends and his parents point of view. Onside we are talking to setle > in mainstream and we are accepting which is not fare atitude > regards, > bharti > > On 6/11/12, zoher <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear friends, >> >> Yesterday's program has importantly raised the issue of integrated >> education. Here it comes to my mind is, now onwards will we not require >> special schools for disabled? >> >> My take on this issue is nothing can replace the need for special >> schools. >> >> Following arguments can support my take. >> >> 1. Every disabled child does not comes from the rich family, so he >> can >> have all the facility of assistive technology in his house. Because >> normal >> schools cannot provide with all the facilities. >> >> 2. As show also pointed out that some of the parents are not accept >> their disabled child. So it is necessary to have the special schools so >> that >> Childs parents get proper counseling to accept their child. I don't think >> so >> any normal school can do so. >> >> 3. Many of the disabled children's are over protected by their >> parents >> or many of them are overlooked by their parents. In both the case the >> child >> becomes introward, if in this situation he is put to sited school then he >> will not be able to cope with the situation. >> >> 4. A disabled child needs to have some special tools to face the >> real >> world, such as communication skills, presenting oneself with confidence >> even >> with disability, or handling the subjects like math's science and >> geography >> he needs to have a special education. Now just imagine in India schools >> are >> not comfortable for normal students how they are going to accommodate >> disabled student? >> >> Here I mean that at list special schools are necessary till 5th or 7th >> standard. Then the person is prepared to face the normal schools. >> >> According to me, even giving entire education is in the special >> environment >> is also not viable, as finally one has to live in the integrated society. >> >> To get our right place in the society the first thing is that a disabled >> should respect other disabled person. In yesterdays show there was one >> person who was in my school and in college also. When I was talking to >> him, >> his mother came to me and told that keep away from my son, if he lives >> with >> disabled peoples then he will develop an inferiority complex. >> >> Members please carry this thread for more discussion, so we can have >> enlightenment on this issue. >> >> zoher kheriwala taheri menswear mumbai. skype id zoher.kheriwala >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- "Strength is life, weakness is death" Best Regards Mohith B. 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