Special Education : Purpose Of Schooling

I have distinctly applied for Special Needs Education because special education has always been what’s near and dear to me in the field of education. Being a special education teacher would be an inevitably rewarding job, in which I get to watch my students grow, as I celebrate their small breakthroughs and victories with them. These small breakthroughs and victories will improve over time and turn into giant leaps, which will leave a lasting impact and ultimately change the child’s life. Beyond just educating children with special needs, I aspire to educate the public about children with special needs and special education. By doing so, I hope to remove any uncertainty and fear the public has on this group of children. Not only do I want to impart knowledge on these special children, I also want to advocate for them, which is something that goes

The special educational needs (SEN) team are supported by a very active group who make sure that they provide a range of activities to meet the needs of our ever growing community of special schools, as well as colleagues in mainstream primary and secondary schools. Their aim is to work together to ensure good practice to promote effective approaches to enhance the students learning with Special educational needs.

“The Warnock Report in 1978, Followed by the 1981 Education Act, Radically changed the conceptualization of Special Educational Needs” (The Stationery Office (HMSO), 2006b; pg.11). Moving onto the current

In regards to educational impact of the impairments, students with severe disabilities have the ability to learn (Snell and Brown, 2011). On the end of the spectrum some educators believe while the purported goal of the Common Core is success for all students. But success for all requires openness towards cognitive diversity, and isn’t so easily standardized, especially for students with special needs and severe disabilities (Beals,

The school’s ‘Special Education Policy’ stated that they provided a balanced curriculum for all children and that it is differentiated according to the child’s individual needs. The policy suggested that teachers implemented these factors into their planning so all children are able to access the curriculum equally.

Ee, J., & Soh, K. (2005). Teacher perceptions on what a functional curriculum should be for children with special needs. International Journal of Special Education, 20(2), 6-18

There are millions of children that are passing through the United States school system every day, not all children possess the same traits, and not all children can learn at the same rate, and do not perform at the same ability. The fact that all children learn differently and some have difficulties learning in general classrooms, special education was put into place to try and take care of these issues. Special education programs were put into place to help all students with disabilities. These children range from general disabilities to more complex and severe disabilities. There has been a revolution occurring in the past several years with education systems, and special education. There have now been several laws that have been

Students with disabilities require programs and special attention that is generally overshadowed by labels. Students with special needs face an ever-growing range of challenges that few educators can address. Disability has many labels… dysfunction, retardism, disorders. They all come down to one thing which is that humans label differences and that is where we have gone wrong. Research has found that “75% of students with learning disabilities will have underdeveloped social skills” as compared to students of normal or average intelligence. (Darrow

All students are entitled to receive the best education regardless their special needs. Special education it’s a right not a privilege, therefore “All children can learn” is possible and I truly believe in it. Per contra, I do not stand in the belief that all children will learn at the same level, rate, or all the skills, but they can certainly show progress. In order to make this happen I strive to foster a safe learning environment, interactive opportunities, individualized learning opportunities, and challenged lessons to help students grow and prosper.

Why We Should Abolish Categories of Exceptionality: Why Labels are of Limited Use in Todays’ Schools

The importance of education for all children, especially for those with disability and with limited social and economic opportunities, is indisputable. Indeed, the special education system allowed children with disability increased access to public education. Apart from that, the special education system has provided for them an effective framework for their education, and for the institutions involved to identify children with disability sooner. In turn, this promotes greater inclusion of children with disability alongside their nondisabled peers. In spite of these advances however, many obstacles remain, including delays in providing services for children with disability, as well as regulatory and

Compared to majority of the United States, Montana has a very low educational budget. Over 50% of the state is poor, only being able to work minimum wage jobs. The remaining population of Montana have careers in agriculture and mining. The economy is heavily dependent upon personal tax revenues, tourism, and natural resource extraction. (Greene & DeSoto, 2015) Even with these avenues, it was stated in a recent article, “Not surprisingly, Montana ranks at or near the bottom of most economic measures such as wages, earnings, and personal income,” (Greene & DeSoto, 2015). It is always important to take note of overall state funding as it does branch out in its effect on various areas within the economy. In this case, lack of special education funding stems directly from the lack of funding over the entire state of Montana. The bleak intentions of the U.S. government in support of special education directly impact school/district funding and its programs to counteract this lack.

"Education is one of the most effective ways to break the cycle of discrimination and poverty that children with disabilities often face." (Fund Education, Shape The Future, n.d.) There are approximately one billion people in the world who have a disability and 1/10 of these are children with 80% living in developing countries. These children are often excluded not only because they have a disability but also because of their lack of understanding and knowledge of how to accept themselves as a unique individual. Girls who have a disability are at a double disadvantage as they have to face traditional gender roles and cultural barriers in some countries. Because of this children with disabilities are less likely to start primary school let alone secondary school and getting a job. This is caused by schools denying the enrollment of a disabled child as they don't know how to teach or care for them. But because of this act, they have taken away a disabled child's right to education which will impact them in the future. This should be changed in policies that all students should participate including children with disabilities.

When I was a kid, I was not so good at writing because I had bad handwriting, poor speech, and was bad at grammar and spelling. It started around my second grade; my handwriting was so atrocious that my teachers put me into a special education class to improve my motor skills in my hands. I took that special education class for about four to five years, I did improve my handwriting skill, but when I write too fast it could appear sloppy, but it is still better than before I had that class though. That class was pretty fun, me and my buddy, that was also was in my class, would practice writing, search for beads in putty, and play other types of games that involves using our hands. While in that class, I meet a kid named Christopher, he lost his arms and legs from meningococcal septicemia or meningitis, it made me both happy and sad to know that at least I have hands, arms, legs, and feet. Luckily for Christopher, he now got some new prosthetic limbs when I left special education class and for what I heard, he is living well now. You see everyone, Christopher still tried to get better at writing even though he was disable, so there should be no reason you should not try to get better at least you have hands he did not hands.

Whilst there is no one single definition of special education there are some inherent similarities between the various definitions given by a plethora of philosophers, politicians and academics. Special Education is a form of instruction that is designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities in order that they can learn the very same skills and information as other students in school (Giordano, 2007; Osgood, 2005). Under the banner of special education there is high prominence placed upon individualised