tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post2700462520204031088..comments2023-07-20T03:10:07.458-05:00Comments on Bluebird's Classroom: Welcome to Our World, Part TwoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-62055694266576158232006-11-10T18:09:00.000-06:002006-11-10T18:09:00.000-06:00Special Ed doesn`t work they go in but the end up ...Special Ed doesn`t work they go in but the end up home with mom and with out a jobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-86980298480510899162006-11-10T17:13:00.000-06:002006-11-10T17:13:00.000-06:00Kris, thanks for your comments. It never ceases t...Kris, thanks for your comments. It never ceases to amaze me why people think that dumping special ed kids into science and social studies classes (which have difficult content area reading to start with) without aides or any help whatsoever is a good idea. I modify like you wouldn't believe for these kids and they still struggle. The idea of yanking them out so they're even more behind is just ludicrous. Like you said, it's setting them up for failure. However, I found out recently that this is apparently standard practice, especially in elementary school. No wonder my special ed kids reach me with no background at all in science.Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15193762.post-82018867767795809462006-11-10T16:41:00.000-06:002006-11-10T16:41:00.000-06:00We did the "pull out of social studies" last year....We did the "pull out of social studies" last year. Oh the social studies teachers were quite upset! I don't blame them! The poor students that were being pulled out were the ones who could barely keep up when they were in class, and pulling them for 2 days a week just set them up for failure. <br /><br />And when you think of how hard the social studies teachers work--as I am sure you do--to help students build their basic reading skills, pulling out seriously seemed ridiculous. <br /><br />Anyway...wahoo for you for speaking up...and for getting a flexible Title 1 person...and for GETTING MORE HELP IN YOUR CLASSROOM! :-)Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971047677383648839noreply@blogger.com