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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 433024" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Hi Ready,</p><p>This is such a difficult situation. Yes there has been a big push to keep kids mainstreamed-in fact I was the Special Education. consultant for the first school to go full inclusion in our state. I had come from teaching a self-contained classroom of children with behavioral and learning disabilities at a "cluster" school (which means there is a school within a school-several spec. ed. classrooms"). My concern was that they had no positive role models-"weird bouncing off weird". Also that they were so segregated and made to feel weird. </p><p> </p><p>However-after over 10 years trying to get worn out regular education teachers to support kids with more severe needs (imagine 30 kids plus 3 or 4 with real issues), working hours and hours myself, begging the district for resources and support, I thought mainstreaming was worse for kids with more severe disabilities. I had to get out of special education because i could not do the job and feel efficacious-I couldn't tell parents the truth about resources etc. I am now at a district sponcered charter school and because of our science focus, we attract many children on the spectrum as well as ADHD kids. I now use my skills in a regular classroom. Because we ar small and the kids are older (6-12th grade) I have some success.</p><p> </p><p>You must visit the school and choose what your" mama-gut" says will be the best for your child. A good start in a special education setting may be the ticket. You will not be stuck there should you feel it is time for the mainstream. I would also wonder what was out there for middle school and high school-if there isn't a special setting I would be wondering how he will be transitioned. I would want to know how they deal with social skills training. What training they have in this. Only a few programs and methods really have a good track record. I would want to know pupil to teacher ratio-if it is too high, no setting will do what it needs to do. Teachers cannot function well when they are octupuses the whole day(common issue in the U.S). After the last years experience, you may need a place for you both where there is understanding and he can get specific help. I wish you luck and peace in your decision. Hugs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 433024, member: 11001"] Hi Ready, This is such a difficult situation. Yes there has been a big push to keep kids mainstreamed-in fact I was the Special Education. consultant for the first school to go full inclusion in our state. I had come from teaching a self-contained classroom of children with behavioral and learning disabilities at a "cluster" school (which means there is a school within a school-several spec. ed. classrooms"). My concern was that they had no positive role models-"weird bouncing off weird". Also that they were so segregated and made to feel weird. However-after over 10 years trying to get worn out regular education teachers to support kids with more severe needs (imagine 30 kids plus 3 or 4 with real issues), working hours and hours myself, begging the district for resources and support, I thought mainstreaming was worse for kids with more severe disabilities. I had to get out of special education because i could not do the job and feel efficacious-I couldn't tell parents the truth about resources etc. I am now at a district sponcered charter school and because of our science focus, we attract many children on the spectrum as well as ADHD kids. I now use my skills in a regular classroom. Because we ar small and the kids are older (6-12th grade) I have some success. You must visit the school and choose what your" mama-gut" says will be the best for your child. A good start in a special education setting may be the ticket. You will not be stuck there should you feel it is time for the mainstream. I would also wonder what was out there for middle school and high school-if there isn't a special setting I would be wondering how he will be transitioned. I would want to know how they deal with social skills training. What training they have in this. Only a few programs and methods really have a good track record. I would want to know pupil to teacher ratio-if it is too high, no setting will do what it needs to do. Teachers cannot function well when they are octupuses the whole day(common issue in the U.S). After the last years experience, you may need a place for you both where there is understanding and he can get specific help. I wish you luck and peace in your decision. Hugs! [/QUOTE]
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