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Originally Posted by Velvet
As a schoolteacher I have found that 1 “special needs” child will take away my time from the 25 other, “normal” students. So because of the “rights” of 1 person, 25 others had to suffer. How is this fair?
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All are not created equal in cognitive abilities. It isn’t fair. Students were mainstreamed to save money. The taxpayers did not want to spend more, and an excuse was given with special needs student law suits to group everyone together..
You still see challenges in curriculum, advanced classes are being ruled out in some districts in both math and English. It seems it isn’t because they want to be fair; it is more in line with school districts not having to have more classes and hire more teachers. Final demarcation is the cheap taxpayer and the money conscious school boards both having to be appeased.
Full inclusion has ruined many public school districts. Mainstream average and advanced students are given less individual time because of special needs consumption.