Y'all
Forgot to mention a bible verse that popped in my mind after I sent the e-mail. "I
can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
John
On Sat, 16 September 2000, wayfarer wrote:
>
> As an educator, I have seen first hand how the Special Education system
> is run and I believe it does not have the best interests of the student
> at heart. So many kids are in Special Education because they have some
> learning issues that make it difficult for them to function in a
> regular classroom. However, that doesn't mean they are not
> "smart" enough to do the work. It simply means that they have a
> different style of learning that might not jive with a particular
> teachers style. The special ed student gets shoved in there so the
> teacher doesn't have to deal with them. The biggest problem I see with
> it is just what our brother described. Because they are relegated to
> special ed, these students get complacent because they are told that
> they are below standards and the work is too hard. They then are
> afraid to try something because they become afraid it will be to hard
> and they will fail. This is VERY wrong. Albert Einstein, had they had
> special ed in his day, would have been right in there too. We all know
> what he accomplished. Students should be encouraged not discouraged.
> They should be allowed to try whatever they think they can do and have
> the full support of both school and parents. I worked with a kid over
> the summer who was in special ed and he was so complacent it was tragic.
> He kept telling me he couldn't do this or that because he was in
> special ed and he was dyslexic and blah, blah, blah. Therefore, my
> entire focus when I worked with him was that he could do anything he
> wanted to do if he would only try. 6 weeks was not a lot of time, but
> I did make some progress and he did really good with a lot of the
> regular classroom work. I only hope the confidence he gained is not
> crushed out of him. Children should be built up, not torn down. If my
> son or any other child came to me and told me he wanted to climb Mt.
> Everest, the issue of whether it was "too hard" would not even be
> brought up. I would tell said child one thing: Dress warm.
>
> Harley Ripley
> Bethel Assembly of God
> Yreka, CA
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