tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post6363911695150716811..comments2024-01-06T07:53:11.832-08:00Comments on disabled Christianity: Beating each other upJeff McNairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029386598033932429noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-60337001496714271042008-04-27T12:18:00.000-07:002008-04-27T12:18:00.000-07:00This is why intellectual function cannot be measur...This is why intellectual function cannot be measured by IQ tests alone for children with mental retardation. This caution is important also when interpreting scores of students from different cultures. It is important for the school system to have a classification scheme based on the amount of support a person requires to function at his or her highest level.. Regular teachers may never have contact with children or adults if the school is not participating in a full inclusion program for exceptional students, but some will work with children with mild mental retardation. Again, we know that expert teachers are reflective practioners, they must know how to relate their subject to the world of the exceptional student. Not everyone is cut out for it. <BR/>Thank God for those special education teachers who undertake such a great responsibility. The rewards must be great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-31157600782019232262008-04-23T21:42:00.000-07:002008-04-23T21:42:00.000-07:00I am a new special education teacher working in a ...I am a new special education teacher working in a classroom with very challenging students. Most of them have been there a long time. I am frustrated by existing IEPs that, to me, mean nothing, because they are so vague in describing the behavior to be addressed, how to replace it and how you will know if you are making progress.<BR/><BR/>I am also the parent of children with IEPs that were poorly written, even though I believed I was intimately involved with the IEP process. <BR/><BR/>Parents are given a document that tells them they have been informed of their rights; if they take time during the meeting to read it, they are. Most likely, they just sign and acknowledge that they have been informed. Then the experts take over.<BR/><BR/>As a teacher, I hope I always remember that I, and the parents are members of an IEP team. I don't want to be thought of as "the expert."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-27334109098357872792008-04-23T12:46:00.000-07:002008-04-23T12:46:00.000-07:00I definitely agree!! I am very glad to hear that y...I definitely agree!! I am very glad to hear that you are helping parents with their child's IEPs. I know that IEPs can be stressing at times and even more so for parents who don't know their rights. My friend is very involved in her son's IEP she does everything she can to read up on it and even adds in things herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com