So yesterday I talked about my friend KB, KB is my good friend from my private school;however, it is lucky that we are still friends,but more on that later.
These past month , I have heard troubling news from three mothers . One parent had pulled her child out of school, another was told despite progress ,he had to switch schools. Another school ,of faith mind you , rejected her child.
These three children resides in the United States. These three children are missing out on a good education. Why? Because these three children have Down Syndrome.
When schools deny students with disabilities they undoubtedly miss out on inclusive education;however , they aren't the only ones who miss out.
GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
They miss out on learning new ways of reaching all learners. They miss out on becoming better teachers and celebrating those little moments that to general education students don't realize;however, when student with significant disabilities does them they realize Just how big these little moments are. They miss out on sharing there knowledge with kids. They miss out of approaching things in a new way. They miss out on all of this because the district , or administrator
GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
Me and a friend from high school playing golf spring 2015 For more on this Click Here |
So about KB. Well when I was kicked out two times at school. I saw him and all my friends from the private school less often. He admitted to me that it was hard to hang out because he was busy with school. As bad as the private school was I am thankful that I went because I made some lifelong friends. But we all missed out because I was not included.
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Veronica, This is truly a beautiful blog post. Thank you so much for your advocacy and your hard work to make the world more inclusive. You're awesome!! ~Beth
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