Thursday, October 30, 2008
Anyone want to talk about the article???
I have to admit, I really, really liked this article. It made me think about things that I haven't thought about in years. I mean, when was the last time you sat and thought about the kid that everyone picked on in elementary school for acting different. Or, how about those "goth" kids in high school that wouldn't talk to anyone. We thought that they were just being weird to freak everyone out. What if that wasn't the case at all. What if they didn't know what to say and when to say it. It never occured to anyone at the time that maybe they wanted to be involved with the rest of the class but didn't know how. Gosh, it makes me pretty sad to think that I was so judgmental in high school, but then again everyone was. I also thought about that scary kid in my BIO class that blurts out weird things. He is not stupid by any means. In fact, he is pretty friggin' smart. So why does he say off-the-wall things that don't make sense. While I was reading, these are some of the things that I started to think about. How isolated some of these people must feel from the rest of their community. No wonder they dress gothic, become suicidal, and go on killing sprees. How else are they going to communicate so much anger and frustration if not verbally. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am on a crusade. Too many kids are acting out violently and turning our American classrooms into a war zone. Something has got to be done. I am not saying that this is always the case with every student that lashes out in this way, but I do think that communication is an issue.
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Oh and one more thing GO BAMA!
I was just thinking...when I become a teacher, how can I incorporate into the hidden curriculum the understanding and usage of pragmatics. I am not sure how much emphasis is being placed on it right now in our schools. I am not an elementary person, but I would like to know if anyone would care to share.
It is true that we really do not know what or how other people feel. It is very important for us to get to know each and every one of our students as much as possible. Until we care about them , we will never know what they go through in their lives and where help may be needed! I think it is important for a teacher to open up their door to all the student's needs whether it be problems in school or problems outside of school.
I know one big thing with isloated children in my opinion is the "No Child Left Behind Act". I feel strongly for personal reasons and experiences that this act does in fact isolate children. While yes it may help a child catchup, what happened to the Least Restrictive Environment. My heart goes out to the families that watch their child slip slowly into a world of their own personal torcher because of the children that will tease. As future educators the only thing that can be done, is to look at the heart of the issue. The children themselves need to understand that acceptance is a gift we can all easily give to help another live happily.
I really liked the article, too. It really made me think about how every child is unique and how we need to make the appropriate judgment calls, and that could be a very difficult tasks at times. I never realized how much a child diagnosed with EBD could have with communication.
I really liked this article as well...it really does make you think.
Before this class, I had no idea what special ed children went through and how differently they need to be taught.. I'm very grateful for articles like these that inform us.
Brittany, how do you think the No Child Left Behind Act isolates children? Can you give me an example of how this happens?
I liked this article. It was not a hard read like some of these type of articles can be. I think that it is interesting. I liked that it brings to your attention some of the problems that Special Ed programs have, and how we can fix it. Being aware of these type of issues are so important to be a good teacher.
I agree that the article makes you think. It makes you think twice before you judge because you don't know what someone is going through.
The thing that was brought to my attention was the fact that it stated over and over that EBD children need Speech/language services. I do not think they are receiving those services. Who is responsible for making sure students get those services if the child's team does not think they need it? Someone has to step us and take a stand on the child's behalf.
I also agree with Michelle, in order to be an effective teacher we need to have open arms and hearts. Do not take this the wrong way, but we do neet to treat some children DIFFERENT! We need to go the extra mile and give them what they need. They all do not need to be treated the same. Some need that extra attention or pat on the back for encouragement or just something as simple as a smile.
As everyone else who has commented on this post have said, I also liked this article. It really does make you think about that one child who seems to have problems in everything and can never get past his/her struggles. I learned alot from reading this article such as the numerous ways to intervine and modify the classroom and lessons to make things easier on the child.
This article was full of tons of great advise.
The article actually taught me a lot, because I thought that children with language problems could grow out of them without therapy and the article says that they cannot.
In response to mrs. White: I feel that the No Child Left Behind Act does isolate children by pushing them through the system. A child that cannot read at 5th grade level gets a chance to graduate high school because they keep pushing him through. When that child leaves the school system what will they do as an adult not able to read at a higher level. What will happen to these adults? That is something not many people realize when it comes to this Act.
its all about having love for your students and what you do to help them.
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