You know, I kind of had a feeling that you might get that kind of backlash/reaction when I read the comments on your last post! It made me laugh in a sort of roll-my-eyes kind of way. :)
Some people have great experiences with the way learning disabilities are embraced and addressed in their schools, and that really is fantastic. Unfortunately I think it is often the exception to the rule. All I can say on that is that I've never had a difficulty with academic work, so I don't know what it's like to really struggle in the classroom. And the other thing I can say is that while I consider myself to be a good teacher who is interested in and focussed on her students' development, unless I have help in the classroom (eg a teacher's aide, which happens often in the school I teach at, I have to admit), I can't give students who are struggling all the help they need. I spend hours thinking about child development and language and emotional maturity and all that stuff to do with my OWN children... I don't have the time or energy to do that for 25-30 others, you know? I suppose what I'm saying is, you've done an awesome job, and it's highly likely that Ananda would have fallen through the cracks in mainstream school - at least from my perspective in our education system.
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Date: 2010-08-14 02:01 pm (UTC)Some people have great experiences with the way learning disabilities are embraced and addressed in their schools, and that really is fantastic. Unfortunately I think it is often the exception to the rule. All I can say on that is that I've never had a difficulty with academic work, so I don't know what it's like to really struggle in the classroom. And the other thing I can say is that while I consider myself to be a good teacher who is interested in and focussed on her students' development, unless I have help in the classroom (eg a teacher's aide, which happens often in the school I teach at, I have to admit), I can't give students who are struggling all the help they need. I spend hours thinking about child development and language and emotional maturity and all that stuff to do with my OWN children... I don't have the time or energy to do that for 25-30 others, you know? I suppose what I'm saying is, you've done an awesome job, and it's highly likely that Ananda would have fallen through the cracks in mainstream school - at least from my perspective in our education system.
Damn, that cake sounds good.