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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 454471"><p>I worked as a classroom aide(although not a SpEd classroom) and I have to say, there were many times where I knew more than the teacher about HOW the students learned info and what kinds of info they were capable of "retaining". If they had tried teaching some of those students, it would have amounted to nothing. I have sat in a SpEd classroom for 2 days with difficult child (LONG story) and I wish he'd had an aide to teach him. The SpEd teacher had no personality, talked down to all the kids in this sing-songy voice, and presented all material by reading verbatim from worksheets and books in that same voice and expected the kids to stay awake and attentive enough to comprehend any of it.</p><p></p><p>I also agree that mainstreaming is not for everyone. With support from aides either in the classroom or on a one-on-one basis, more kids are able to mainstream more. If their barriers can be overcome this way, good fot them. If not, then that shouldn't be an option. </p><p></p><p>I'm curious. I wonder how she got all these parents <strong>and</strong> regular ed teachers to go along with this in an IEP. If the mainstream teachers went along with this, they should also be held accountable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 454471"] I worked as a classroom aide(although not a SpEd classroom) and I have to say, there were many times where I knew more than the teacher about HOW the students learned info and what kinds of info they were capable of "retaining". If they had tried teaching some of those students, it would have amounted to nothing. I have sat in a SpEd classroom for 2 days with difficult child (LONG story) and I wish he'd had an aide to teach him. The SpEd teacher had no personality, talked down to all the kids in this sing-songy voice, and presented all material by reading verbatim from worksheets and books in that same voice and expected the kids to stay awake and attentive enough to comprehend any of it. I also agree that mainstreaming is not for everyone. With support from aides either in the classroom or on a one-on-one basis, more kids are able to mainstream more. If their barriers can be overcome this way, good fot them. If not, then that shouldn't be an option. I'm curious. I wonder how she got all these parents [B]and[/B] regular ed teachers to go along with this in an IEP. If the mainstream teachers went along with this, they should also be held accountable. [/QUOTE]
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