Emotionally Disabled???
from the mind of Unknown.
TimesDispatch.com | Spellings Quiz: Teachers test official
OK. The first paragraph of this article is absolutely ridiculous.
What the hell are 'emotionally disabled' children? Do they get disabled parking passes when they get a license? Do buildings have to be emotionally compatible with their tastes to fit ADA standards? Is it just me, or are the excuses that we make for our children absolutely out of control? Holy Cow!
So, once we get passed labeling children as disabled when they just are emotionally stressed or troubled, we can actually look at what she is saying. (brackets in original document.)
Now, President Bush and Congress passed the NCLBA in order to motivate our schools to make progress towards a goal of educating all of our students to a certain standard at a certain date. This instructor wants to make certain exceptions so her students don't need to meet these standards.
Isn't this exactly the problem that got us into the cycle of lowered expectations in the first place? Shouldn't our schools have standards that go beyond the excuses we create for our children? Don't we want to teach our children about the importance of standards, or should we teach our children that instead of hard work, they can instead figure out a way to attach a label to themselves to the point that the standards no longer apply.
Back to the original point... if I were a double amputee, I'd be raging mad at 'emotionally disabled'. If I were someone with advanced MS or Parkinson's, I'd be furious about 'emotionally disabled'.
OK. If you haven't read the whole article by this point... Please do so before I make my last point.
Many of our educators are asking that we not apply these education standards to certain groups of our children. From what I can gather, they would like any child or teenager with emotional distress, language barriers, un-hip clothing, mean older siblings, family problems, school problems, upset stomach, untied shoes, and bad hair to be exempt from the NCLB standards.
So... How many children would that leave to not be left behind? A: Zero.
Let's get real people.
OK. The first paragraph of this article is absolutely ridiculous.
Lisa Hogsett, who teaches emotionally disabled students at Bailey Bridge Middle School in Chesterfield County, is struggling with the federal No Child Left Behind law.
What the hell are 'emotionally disabled' children? Do they get disabled parking passes when they get a license? Do buildings have to be emotionally compatible with their tastes to fit ADA standards? Is it just me, or are the excuses that we make for our children absolutely out of control? Holy Cow!
So, once we get passed labeling children as disabled when they just are emotionally stressed or troubled, we can actually look at what she is saying. (brackets in original document.)
"No matter how many accommodations [my students] get, they simply can't pass the criteria established through No Child Left Behind to ensure my school makes [adequate] yearly progress."
Hogsett would ask if there will be any changes to No Child testing that allows children to be tested according to their current reading level.
Now, President Bush and Congress passed the NCLBA in order to motivate our schools to make progress towards a goal of educating all of our students to a certain standard at a certain date. This instructor wants to make certain exceptions so her students don't need to meet these standards.
Isn't this exactly the problem that got us into the cycle of lowered expectations in the first place? Shouldn't our schools have standards that go beyond the excuses we create for our children? Don't we want to teach our children about the importance of standards, or should we teach our children that instead of hard work, they can instead figure out a way to attach a label to themselves to the point that the standards no longer apply.
Back to the original point... if I were a double amputee, I'd be raging mad at 'emotionally disabled'. If I were someone with advanced MS or Parkinson's, I'd be furious about 'emotionally disabled'.
OK. If you haven't read the whole article by this point... Please do so before I make my last point.
Many of our educators are asking that we not apply these education standards to certain groups of our children. From what I can gather, they would like any child or teenager with emotional distress, language barriers, un-hip clothing, mean older siblings, family problems, school problems, upset stomach, untied shoes, and bad hair to be exempt from the NCLB standards.
So... How many children would that leave to not be left behind? A: Zero.
Let's get real people.
posted by Unknown at 1:59 PM
1 Comments:
I cannot believe that someone has the nerve to publish an article like this. Have you ever been in a school? Have you ever been in a special ed classroom? Have you ever met an emotionally disabled individul? I am studying to become an educator, and I am currently taking a special education class. We are talking about ED students, and I came across this article. I am apalled to discover that someone could honestly say that teachers are trying to create reasons so that their children aren't held responsible to NCLB. There are a lot of great teachers out there that want every single student in their classroom to succeed. They are not trying to "leave students behind." They are trying their best to help every student succeed. But it isn't fair to make students test over reading material that is too hard for them. How do you expect them to pass it? They won't. They should be asked to show the progress that they are making, not just show you that they can't read at a level that we already knew they couldn't read at. Sounds like a waste of time for me. Emotionally disabled children deserve help and new programs to help them learn. By saying that emotional disabilities aren't real, you are contradicting yourself. You are saying that you do want them to be left behind. If we do not give them attention and special accomodations they will get left behind. Giving them special accomodations or modified reading doesn't mean they aren't learning just as much as other students, they are just having to learn at a different pace and learn different things. I hope that I never hear someone say that we are making excuses for emotionally disabled students. It is not only incorrect, but insulting. I think you should do your research and spend time with these children before you write a comment like that in an article.
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