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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 498216" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>It also is super variable by state, and within a state by city. There are districts who handle the process stellar. I have to say as an insider, I think most people have NO IDEA how many kids are doing well on IEP's in the mainstream because it IS working for them and people would just never know they were on one. Kids with Learning Disability (LD)'s etc... who only need a resource room for an hour or two a day or kids who just need a note taker or nurse to be with them and their grades are great, legitimately great. it is the Q's of the world that are an issue and he has NEVER been mainstreamed for more than a class or two and those were for social reasons. He always has done BEST in those classes with very few times having to leave. In terms of behavior. The kids who bully him are in the special needs classes. The teachers have been good but the training for aides is really what kills me. And in our state they have to have a certain level of education and specific training now. Still it is not geared to the individual disability areas so you get a good one or not by hit or miss. I have never ever had student not have an ASL interpreter in mainstream setting NOW but I sure as heck did go to school back in the 70's when that happened. I remember many days interpreting for my fellow students which was clearly illegal and these days their parents would have a FIT and win.</p><p></p><p>The system is not perfect but at least now kids are not shoved into one mold. Parents have a voice to say my kid goes here or there and the reason the whole mainstream thing came up was because for a long time kids were denied a chance and the expectations for them to be with typical kids and have typical growth was just not even an option. Special Education is fine but it is limited in the choices of classes. One Aspie who came back to the middle school recently told the kids nto to be afraid, she can't believe how fun high school is because the choice of classes included Japanese and she is one of those Japanese enthusiasts including anime and the food etc. ... three of the mid school kids have tha tas an interest too and were so excited. That would never happen in a sp. ed only class. </p><p></p><p>It is all individual.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 498216, member: 12886"] It also is super variable by state, and within a state by city. There are districts who handle the process stellar. I have to say as an insider, I think most people have NO IDEA how many kids are doing well on IEP's in the mainstream because it IS working for them and people would just never know they were on one. Kids with Learning Disability (LD)'s etc... who only need a resource room for an hour or two a day or kids who just need a note taker or nurse to be with them and their grades are great, legitimately great. it is the Q's of the world that are an issue and he has NEVER been mainstreamed for more than a class or two and those were for social reasons. He always has done BEST in those classes with very few times having to leave. In terms of behavior. The kids who bully him are in the special needs classes. The teachers have been good but the training for aides is really what kills me. And in our state they have to have a certain level of education and specific training now. Still it is not geared to the individual disability areas so you get a good one or not by hit or miss. I have never ever had student not have an ASL interpreter in mainstream setting NOW but I sure as heck did go to school back in the 70's when that happened. I remember many days interpreting for my fellow students which was clearly illegal and these days their parents would have a FIT and win. The system is not perfect but at least now kids are not shoved into one mold. Parents have a voice to say my kid goes here or there and the reason the whole mainstream thing came up was because for a long time kids were denied a chance and the expectations for them to be with typical kids and have typical growth was just not even an option. Special Education is fine but it is limited in the choices of classes. One Aspie who came back to the middle school recently told the kids nto to be afraid, she can't believe how fun high school is because the choice of classes included Japanese and she is one of those Japanese enthusiasts including anime and the food etc. ... three of the mid school kids have tha tas an interest too and were so excited. That would never happen in a sp. ed only class. It is all individual. [/QUOTE]
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