Lately, I have found myself thinking about the future of special education. I'm always reading about special education, talking with parents, discussing with school personnel, so the various issues are never far from my mind. A couple of weeks ago, I read an article written by a special education professor...
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This week I read an article by Tim Walker, entitled The Joyful, Illiterate Kindergartners of Finland. I found the article both interesting and intriguing. Evidently, in Finland, they call kindergarten "pre-school" and the children in these classes are five and six year olds. Finland believes that young children should...
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Special education has been a driving force, for most of my life. Maybe I should say, helping and encouraging individuals with special needs, and their families has been my driving force. It is what I do, and contributes to who I am as a person. As a veteran teacher, I...
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