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Originally Posted by deafdyke
and rick............it's awesome that your daughter did really well being mainstreamed. There are some kids who really do THRIVE in the mainstream.
However, it's pretty much a given that even kids who do well in the mainstream often have significent social-emotional issues. I know for example that social-emotional adjustment seems to be a perennial at the Clarke Mainstream conference as well as AG Bell conferences.
We're not anti-mainstream at ALL. More like, anti-mainstream as always the best educational setting.
It really does seem like organizations like AG Bell etc see mainstreaming as some sort of glorious utopia, with NO downsides.
It can be an appropreate setting for some kids.......but NOT all.And don't even get me started on the downsides. Its great that you had a great experiance.
Heck if mainstreaming was so good, then how come sped student acheivement hasn't risen as a whole in the thirty years that its become the norm?
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Morning, Happy Sunday to all. Can you tell me where I can cite the data about the sped student achievement test? I forgot to mention when I started this thread that I am doing a research assignment for school about the emotional effects of mainstreaming. I am trying to represent all sides and then come to a conclusion in the end of what I think. If you want to give me a quote it would be cool. Thanks... And, yes I am too am glad that Ricks daughter thrived in mainstream school and that her CI works so well for her. She obviously had a lot of support from home etc. Many parents can't be that involved in their childs schooling, one from ignorance, two from money problems, other siblings, and having to work all the time. Some jobs will fire you if you miss for an IEP meeting. And of course, if the IEP is insufficetnt,, THe parents don't really even know it.
THanks for all... Forgive my typos,,, I am inundated with homework and just trying to hurry through everything I do...
