tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post3010602348176821325..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: City Pushing Major Changes In Special EducationPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-55217183315435499342010-04-30T16:28:49.519-04:002010-04-30T16:28:49.519-04:00WV hasn't had separate schools for about 20 ye...WV hasn't had separate schools for about 20 years. The sad thing about their timing is they had JUST finished building several brand-new facilities - all universally designed for accessibility with loads of rooms, spaces, and places for various trainings and hands on learning of life skills. They were beautiful. But the courts came down and said 'no such thing as separate but equal' and everyone was integrated back into their home area school. The only separate school in the state that is state funded is the one in Romney for the Blind & Deaf students. Attendance there is voluntary - students cannot be forced to attend there. <br /><br />Every student has the legal right to attend their home school and the school system MUST provide for all their needs IN THEIR HOME SCHOOLS. Every once in a while, you'll get a parent who will agree to allow their child with special needs to be bussed to another school where a particular program is very robust and successful. But this is rare.<br /><br />This causes for a huge amount of duplication of services and spreading very thin the resources of people. Imagine trying to butter an entire loaf of bread with one knife-worth of butter. <br /><br />I love my job. I would continue to do it even if I won the lottery (after taking a year off to travel). But I would be a heck of a lot more effective if there were 2 or 3 more of me to do my job with my students. And I predict most teachers feel that way - sp.ed. or gen. ed. :DSonjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-57003108855011751012010-04-30T13:13:32.275-04:002010-04-30T13:13:32.275-04:00This sort of change scares the shit out of me. Th...This sort of change scares the shit out of me. This is NOT good for special needs kids. It ignores accepting them as they are. Of course they have potential and can learn and grow... but like every other kid on the block, they may need a different environment to do so. To ignore this fact is criminal. This is all about money and we all know it.<br />Whatever happened to common sense? Not every person on the planet can do rocket science or become a neurologist. That is OK. Not every kid can possibly earn a standard high school diploma. That is OK. We need to acknowledge the differences, accept them, and offer up relevant and meaningful educational opportunities instead of insisting one size fits all. Because it doesn't.Liberty Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027499609835665307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-17730556433603716032010-04-30T11:00:04.198-04:002010-04-30T11:00:04.198-04:00The ISS AP at my school is an incompetent witch wh...The ISS AP at my school is an incompetent witch who knows nothing about special ed. She only recertified in the field to get the job. We all wonder who she knew to get it. She is not qualified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-3318688239656001702010-04-30T11:00:02.584-04:002010-04-30T11:00:02.584-04:00The ISS AP at my school is an incompetent witch wh...The ISS AP at my school is an incompetent witch who knows nothing about special ed. She only recertified in the field to get the job. We all wonder who she knew to get it. She is not qualified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-32157008109896062352010-04-29T18:27:00.139-04:002010-04-29T18:27:00.139-04:00He does everything for the children. He dumps the...He does everything for the children. He dumps them in illegally oversized classes, in trailers, in hallways, in bathrooms, closets and auditoriums, and then when there are too many special needs kids he closes their schools, sends them somewhere else, and then closes the new schools. That way the problem keeps shifting forever and only unionized teachers can be blamed. And the News and the Post simply sing his praises no matter how many times he fail, or how many hundreds of millions he takes and fails to decrease class sizes with.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-35086058808207998502010-04-29T17:51:44.564-04:002010-04-29T17:51:44.564-04:00My nephew who lives in NJ is in a special-ed high ...My nephew who lives in NJ is in a special-ed high school and is doing much better in that setting than he did in high school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-27018178093113435582010-04-29T17:24:13.004-04:002010-04-29T17:24:13.004-04:00Bloomberg and Klein are partying like it's 195...Bloomberg and Klein are partying like it's 1954. THEY ARE DOING THIS TO SAVE MONEY; THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS!!Ms. Havishamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-46689147890673158362010-04-29T16:56:34.721-04:002010-04-29T16:56:34.721-04:00In my school, we are not sure how many of the Gen ...In my school, we are not sure how many of the Gen ed are really special ed-emotionally disturbed or just plain brain damaged. <br />Does he mean the physically impaired children who need elevators and such and very special attention. <br />Who's he kidding that he's doing it for the children?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com