[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Mainstreaming
- From: "Julie Morales" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:24:34 -0500
Hi, E. I agree with you. I grew up in a school where I was the only severely
visually impaired student there, so there was no mix of mainstreaming and a
class for blind students, but I did have an itinerant teacher, and had there
been such a class for an hour a day when I was younger, I certainly wouldn't
have been against it. I mean, let's face it: Growing up, many of us do need
to be taught with different techniques until we learn the basic skills to
help us learn with the rest of the students, and I certainly agree with the
mix. What does bother me is complete self-containment when it's not
necessary...and forced mainstreaming of those students who really can't
handle it. Take care.
Julie Morales
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today. -- Unknown
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From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Mainstreaming
I participated in what I consider a good mix. I went to classes with
sighted kids most of the time but had a class a day where the blind kids
were all in one room learning braille, working on spelling and particular
things useful and different in teaching for blind compared with sighted
children. This was in grades one through four. I went to regular main
streamed high school and had a teacher come in one hour a day to help
out. The combination gave me the assistance I needed, taught me to be
independent and find needed resources (like how to hire readers for college
and get books) and be mainstreamed. I know my parents worked closely with
the school system to make this possible. Considering we moved about ever
two or three years this meant several school systems. They did a terrific
job. I attribute much of my later success to this careful early planning
and dedication on their part.
E.
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