Kliewer Blog 9

After Completeing Kliewer article i was not surpirsed by any of the information that was talk about. this is a subject that makes me so upset. i never agreed with the way the special needs children were segregated. I feel they are smart and intelligant children and deserve to be in some classes with all the other children. I also strongly disagree with where most of there classrooms are loctaed. i know when i attended highschool our room was located in the basement away from anyone else. This is discrimination and lows these kids self esteem. They need to be placed in enviorments with other children so they can learn how to react to certian situations. Here are some quotes that i feel strongly supported thew article;

1. " I started to notice that i didnt like the classses i was taking called special education. I had to go through special ed almost all my life. I wanted to take other classes that intersted me".

This is sad to know we dont allow these children to take classes that may intrests them. If we want everyn one to be equal we need to allow these children to particapate in other classes besides special education. These kids are so smart and would be able to handle alot of the same classes as the other children.

2. It's not like they come here to be labeled, or to believe the label. We're all here, kids, teachers, parents, whoever its about all of us working together, playing together, being together, and that what learning is. Dont tell me any of these kids are being set up to fail."

This is the problem in society today we label everybody and it is so hard for the label to be taken away. We have to understand everyone is different and has difference needs and wants. it is our job as teachers to help these children through there needs and help them to be productive memeber of society.

3. " If you cane into the room and were told there was a retarded child in the class, a chiuld with special needs, i dont think you would pick lee out. The kids really agree that he's as capable as they are."

This is something to consider because alot of the times we cant tell from the outside that a chid is retarted or has a special need. These kids are so smart and can do some incrediable things. If we as teachers limit what classes they can be part of then we are limiting what we can teach them and everyone deserves the best education they can possiably get.