All students deserve an opportunity to get a good education. In most of today’s public schools special needs students are separated from the general student body. The point of this is to give them a more individualized learning plan and more one-on-one help, but some people think that separating them from the general student body is just going to make it harder on them in the real world. Do you think that they should be separated or more incorporated into classes with other students? What are some ways for them to be socialized with the other students while still getting the education and help that they need?
Allison P (11:00)
21 comments:
i feel that it depends on the students and how much help they really need individually. if a student is able to corr operate in class and does not need that much individual attention they should be able to sit in a class alone. but if a child is unable to learn without the attention then they should be able to get the help they need.
deashanay
I believe that separating the students with special needs is better for the entire body of students. If they are in the same room as those without special needs it compromises everyone's education. ADHD students cause too many disturbances in class, which interferes with the learning of others. The severely disabled need a classroom where they can have one-on one assistance. The general population of students have a hard time understanding these students and bullying of them often occurs.
Peg B.(1:00)
Yes this will impact on that specific childs academic career. Students that tend to be in a different learning program dont devolep in a classroom setting as effectively compared to another student that might be in a traditional setting. This causes them to have a low self esteem in a classroom setting. They tend to be the ones that have issues being in classroom activites and they have trouble participating in class.
Rocky V
i agree with deashanay in that it depends on the student himself. every special needs student is different and i don't think that they all should be separated from the regular student body. i do think however, that the more severe cases should be separated into their own class. for instance, a child with a touch of dyslexia shouldn't be singled out and made to go to a special class with the students who can't read at all. some may say that these special needs students should even have their own school...i don't think they should. that would make the bullying even worse, i think. if these students get the one on one they need, they can eventually join the rest of the general student body.
mgd
I was in one of the special needs classes in high school and i did not feel that I was seperated from my class because I only was in that class one time during the day. There were other kids in the class to it was not just me so I could interact with other kids. I was just in the class for extra help with tests but it still did me alot of good because I did not do so well in the class room were everyone was taking the test. I think it is a good idea to seperate kids because some need more attention with there work during class whitch the teacher does not have time to do with a full class.
Tyler Farmer (11:00)
I think that special needs students should be incorporated into the general student body. I think that alienating them from the main student body actually does more harm than good. Not only are they losing out on socializing with the rest of the student population but I think that they carry the unwanted stigma of being separated because they are different. Compeling an individual to be withdrawn from the rest of the student populace I think is not the way special needs students should be educated. Instead, I think they should be intergrated into the rest of the student body and given the same education and opportunities as everyone else.
Eldridge (11:00)
I believe that students with special needs should be seperated from the student body as little as possible. Even if the student requires an idividualized education plan they should still be with the other students for things like lunch and p.e. Yes, some special needs students are bullied but that is something the school systems need to take more seriously and with more education I believe this problem could be stopped. If a student is disruptive, they could be removed from the environment so they are not interrupting other's learning but they need to be involved in the classroom sometimes.
Morgan Russian
I personally think that what people are saying about incorporating students that have the ability to be in a normal class setting but also have special needs that aren't severe enough to disturb the class should be! But those that need to be in their own classes should be for their own benefit, I wish that someone did that for me when I was in middle school because I have a learning disability called dyscalculia, which basically means that I have difficulty in learning and comprehending math. I have a hard time understanding numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, learning math facts and the numbers change up on me all the time! I wish that I was put in a specific class that could help me with problems step by step. But instead I was put in a normal class and I couldn't keep up with the teacher and then fell further and further behind and eventually failed. So It all depends on the student.
~Lauren (11:00)
In this case I believe that the circumstances are different for every student. While I was in high school I had some classes with a few special needs students, and I felt that they benifited from being in the normal population classes. The students adapted and learned as good as the other students. I also saw some students struggle when they didn't have extra help. So this really depends on the student. I do feel that reguardless of if they are in regular classes, i also think that they need extra help as well.
Josh Witt (11:00)
I believe that students with ADHD is better off with the pull-out system. A friend of mine went through this in high school she was struggling in the same English class as I had. So it was better for her to be in a normal class in the morning and attend a special education class for the rest of the day because of this she was still able to socialized with other students while she was getting the education and the extra help that she needed.
Samantha E. (11:00)
I believe that special needs children should be seperated from other children to a certain extent. They need smaller groups to focus and learn. At the same time they need to socialize with other children and make friends so that they too can enjoy school. Having a special needs brother teaches me that they need to have lots of interaction so that they can learn various things through different kinds of methods of teaching.
Darci (11:00)
I think that they shouldn't be completly seperated from the other students. Friends from highschool were in classes of special needs and they seemed to feel like they weren't smart but all they really needed to do was learn how to focus more. I think that if a student is isolated from a normal classroom enviroment later it might affect them when they are required to be in one with no help.If people with special needs can't seem to learn still then they should like individualy teach them in a diferent room, because they just might not be ready to be in a classroom or they aren't taking it serious.I came from a small highschool and I really liked how they dealed with this issue, for instance they would let a student stay in classroom until they were disrupting the class, or they had to take a test.If we had to do homework they could request to leave or stay.As for a person with a really severe learing disability, I agree with peg they should be alone for one on one help.I education. ..I do think it might distract them sometime but who doesnt get distracted. If other students want to learn they are going to learn and as for student with learning disability that get bullyied that dilema should be addressed by the school board.
CGONZZ (11:00)
I believe it would be a great idea to integrate the students. One of the many benefits would be it would allow them to be more motivated by seeing that although they're challenged its other ways of doing things, its like little kids watching older siblings it drives them to want to do what they see. I feel it should still be more one on one help inside the classroom but i don't think they should be isolated just because of special needs. I think they should also do lunch and recess with the other children to push them to have more drive. I see a lot of special needs people become very independent due to the integrating DSC has done and they even begin working and living independently.
R Hall
I feel that the the students being pulled to a different class for one-on-one help just depends fully on the severity of the disability. If the student cannot function in normal life than they should be in the special education classes. If the student is barely effected than they should have the option of going to special education or normal classes. Teachers will also have to be aware of students who are capable of doing good, but just don't try.
Clayton B. (11:00)
I feel special needs kids definitly don't belong in the same classroom as the genreal student body because they need the attention and one on one help so that they succeed. I could see how socially they wouldn't be as accepted in some cases but taht doesn't mean they can't make freinds with other kids in special needs classes. They are still in the same school so they will have there chance to make freinds. If they start advancing and are capable of being in the regular classes then yes I think they would be able to go into the regular classes. Socially if these kids want to be socialized with the other students they still have opportunities in sports, clubs, and in the lunchroom. I feel it will kinddof always be harder for the special needs kids to excel but making things harder for them so they can be accepted socially, i feel will not help them in the long run. Education is how you help yourself for the future not having a lot of freinds. Freinds will come eventually.
-jake rone-
I believe that special Ed students should be separated from the general population of student for the fact that they need additonal attention and more individualized focus because of their situation. But they should have the opportunity to join the general students doing lunch of any other recreational activities so that they can get use to being around others to learn social skills.
Shannon Adams
I think special needs students should be included in the normal school environment. I think having a social connection with other students will better them in dealing with problems they will face later in life. People skills are very important in life and i think separating them form other students is very detrimental to their development of people skills. I think special needs students should attend after school programs to receive the academic help they need so at the same time they develop people skills along with the educational skills they need to succeed in school and in life.
Brett Scott (11:00)
I feel that special needs students need the extra help that they get in their special sections. I feel that it is up to the students themselves to make sure that they are social outside of class. After all, homeschooling is not a major concern, so why should special needs classes be? Furthermore, special needs students are special needs for a reason. They need the extra help, and not getting that will hurt them more than getting the extra social attention that they are missing out on.
Landon W 11:00
I agree with Deashanay that it depends on the students. Some special need students need extra attention whereas a teacher in a normal classroom wouldn't have time for, unless there was a teacher aid in the room also.
When I was younger, there was a special need student in my class, and there was a special aid teacher with them to make sure they were following along. I feel as though that helped because it helped them socialize with other students and they still were able to get the attention they needed.
Yet, it does depend how well they integrate with the class and how much help they need.
Jenny (11:00)
I am a sociology, psychology student I feel it is unfair to both students. There is a reason that they call them special needs children. I believe that a child with mental retardation can be better helped in a class room of there own peers. This allow the instructor to monitor the abilities of the child and determine what needs the child has in order to give them the best education. This also keeps the child from being isolated, children which we all have been, can be cruel. They are unable to understand the severity of their acts. Not understand the stress that they are bring to a child that is not able to understand basic ideas of society. Therefore hindering the ability of the special needs child. Also, it truly is unfair for the children that don't need special attention. Teacher have to slow down their curriculum in order to make sure that all students understand the task.
Sorry English students I had to put my 2 cents in.
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