SUBSCRIBE chat center Gazette|Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post UK Teachers Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Hot Now... • August 2008 Gazette • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: Special Education... Posted by Triangulator on 7/01/08 As the parent of a "gifted" child and a special education teacher, I have to say that I think it's far more important and equitable to provide services to special needs students than the "gifted" student. My feeling is special needs students need and deserve an enormous amount of support that can only be given by school systems whereas gifted children can progress by support from families, extracurricular activities and just plain old iniative. To me saying that we should serve gifted children at the expense of special needs students is equivalent to saying we should let poor people survive on bread and water because someone can afford sirloin but wants filet mignon. On 7/01/08, Triangulator wrote: > On 4/02/08, Dwight wrote: >> I reside in the southwest portion of the U.S. and we are >> experiencing a crisis with regards to " special needs" >> children. It is a case of the needs of the few greatly >> outweighing the needs of the many. We are being asked to >> devote a great deal of taxes that fund education to special >> programs. At the same time, if you have a child on the >> opposite end of the spectrum and they are capable of great >> success, they are left by the roadside as advanced programs >> are cut back or taken away all together. I don't wish to >> appear mean-spirited but paying for programs that are only >> to the benefit of the parents of these special needs >> children seems a waste that we can ill-afford. I'm not >> saying that there should be no programs available but that >> there needs to be a balance. If you have a child who >> performs above grade-level, your only alternative is to >> place them in a private academy at your own expense or have >> them skip a few grade levels and attend school with > children >> several years their senior. Both are quite unfair and the >> latter can be dangerous as well. How is this issue handled >> in your country? Is there a balance or do they pretend that >> self-esteem of a few is more important than the ability to >> become a productive member of society as they do here? RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one Special Education, 4/02/08, by Dwight. Re: Special Education, 4/04/08, by Novel. Re: Special Education..., 7/01/08, by Triangulator. Re: Special Education..., 7/01/08, by Triangulator.

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