Autism, Cognitive Disability, Learning Disorders
A Way That Makes Sense In The Real World
Nov 1, 2015, by Dawn GibsonSpecial Education, Testing, Teaching , Diagnoses
This past week I read an article about a special education teacher that ended up quitting due to the the ridiculous and inappropriate testing that was being required of her students. As I read through the story, and the subsequent comments on the story, I found myself shaking my head...
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Loving To Learn and Other Fun Stuff
Oct 6, 2015, by Dawn Gibson
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, Testing, Teaching
The Problem With The Test
Sep 30, 2015, by Dawn GibsonSpecial Education, Testing, Standards
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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