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The emotional issue of special education

January 6, 7:27 PMSF Education ExaminerCaroline Grannan
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A fellow Education Examiner, Andrea Hermitt, has been posting a series of commentaries on special education, one of them sparked by one of my posts. So we've been discussing back and forth the varying viewpoints on special education. Anyone interested in this topic might like to check out her posts:

Problems with the rush to label children

From special ed to gifted to somewhere in between

Is special ed a racist label?

Resources for parents of special-ed children

 

One comment from me: I'm not a highly informed observer of special education issues, but I have to take issue with the title of one of these posts.

From special ed to gifted to somewhere in between implies that those are opposite poles. Actually, many disabled students are gifted, so I didn't want to let that stand uncorrected.

 

For more info: Andrea's post provides a number of resources. But San Francisco parents may not be aware that SFUSD has an ombudsperson for special education who can help parents/guardians deal with the school district. Call Carol Kocivar, 415/355-7710. 
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