A question for all you who have been through High School with LD. My child, 9th grade is in 2 special Ed pull out classes and Two inclusion classes. The reg Ed teachers don’t want her in their class because her reading and spelling disabilities are so great. I am fearfull that if she is put into all pull out classes that she will loose her sence of belonging, her self esteem and her will to strive. As she put it to me , I do not want to be in all stupid special education classes. What do I do, the teacher are giving me much attitude asbout this. The High School reg Ed teachers are not excapting of LD students in their classrooms. What would you have liked diffrent about your H-School education? Would you have liked to be homeschooled and not have to deal with school at all?
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Marty:
Just go with your best instincts. I honestly will say that the school system is hopping you won’t make a big fuss over what is best for your daughter. They just do not want to deal with the paperwork, so if she does not like the Special Ed classes; tell her that high school is only a phase and to have some pride in herself.
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Marty:
I was lucky enough to have gone through a good school system. I was in all mainstream classes except for a period or two of Resource Room. As far as I could tell, my teachers were accepting of me as a student with LD. It was the other students that were the problem!!! Because they knew of my distractibility, they really took advantage of it and tried to get me all upset, which worked most of the time!!! The resource room was much quieter so it was a nice getaway for me.
I wish your daughter much success in everything she wants to do. I do agree that putting her into all special ed classes will not be very helpful. I don’t know what kind of “pull-out” classes she’s in or what kind of help they give her in reading and spelling. It sounds to me like she needs intense tutoring in these areas, but I’m no professional, so I shouldn’t judge. It just saddens me when children don’t get the equal edcuational opportunities they deserve just because teachers don’t want to take the time to give extra help and to be understanding of a child’s disability. If you and your daughter know what you want, fight for those rights!
Good luck :)
Christine
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Joe,
I agree with you that a parent needs to recognize their instincts in many of these issues - the parent “just knows” the child so much better than the teacher ever can.
But I do disagree with you about telling the kid that high school is just a phase. High school is an incredibly important period, both academically and socially. High School is not going to go away like acne! (although, yes I spent 5 years of high school desperately wishing it would!!!) Take pride in herself most certainly, but, pride can be built by standing up for oneself and doing well.
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Hello sorry to hear about your daughter. Im LD. Back in 6th grade they did that to me i was in 1 or 2 special ed classes then they put me in all special ed classes after that because i was failing test and not paying attention to good because i sorta have attention problems also. I think the school board should be addressed about these situations better to help out with these problems instead of making them worse for people by putting them in all special ed classes to lower their self esteem. I know it really put an impact on my self esteem. Everyone deserves a chance in life to suceed no matter their problems. Best of luck to you daughter.
Jason
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hiya I’m a student nurse in the middle of a project about children with l/d in education, the topic of this project is oppression and discrimination in schools towards children with l/d, I would welcome any views or examples, and hopefully as a student nurse in the future may be able to make a difference through understanding peoples thoughts and feelings on this matter of attending mainstream schools. Thanks!
Marty,
This is a really tough call.
I remember through many years of school hating being pulled out to my special ed classes. It just cuased more attention than I wanted to the fact of my ld.
Looking back though, the remedial/segregated classes were a much less hostile environment than the regular classroom and I flourished there which in time gave me more confidence in regular classrooms.
Every kid is different tho.
In my opinion a balance between the two is best. For the teachers that don’t accept ld kids in their classe, I’d like to say “too bad” for the teacher that is, their teachers and their supposed to teach everyone. Perhaps if there are a few teachers that your daughter likes, see about keeping her in those classes and having her pulled from the others.