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Old 04-23-2010, 10:02 AM   #46 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by boo boo View Post
At one point when I was in the 1st and 2nd grade, my teachers got me enrolled in special ed classes in between my normal classes.

In other words, when the other kids were out and about doing music class or gym or recess, I was in a class full of special needs kids having little golden books read to me.

Did this help me in anyway? F*ck no, it was just the school board's way of telling me I'm a f*cking retard and they didn't want to have to deal with me.
I agree with boobs in this regard, isolating kids who may need special attention and giving them 'special' activities and a 'special' teacher just separates them from 'normality' and shoots their confidence down. They need to be integrated and included in the classroom as a whole - given the same learning opportunities as everybody else.
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