"Wouldn't it be easier to move 1 child, rather than inconvenience many?" Oh, no. Not a "special needs" child. They must be taught that they are more important than everybody else and the world will change to suit them.This is not a special needs child. Every child is special, some need a little more help than others. And they are not more important. However they do deal with an abundance of extra circumstances that you or I would not give a second thought too. We need to give the real "Special Needs" kids a little help from time to time. They just want to be able to do most of what the other kids are doing. No need to drag everyone else down to do it. Just elevate.
Some just might learn something from these special kids also.
"No need to drag everyone else down to do it. Just elevate."
My point exactly. The last thing the kid probably wants is to inconvienience the whole school. I understand he is not a true "special needs" child but the school sure is treating him as one and in the process teaching him that special considerations will always be given to him because of an allergy to a food.
Instead of making a pansy out of the kid and leading him to believe that the world will bend to accomodate his every need, I say they teach the kid to get along in the real world where a peanut allergy gets you squat.
We need to give the real "Special Needs" kids a little help from time to time. They just want to be able to do most of what the other kids are doing.<<<
So, while they are doing what the other kids are doing, the other kids, don't get to do it?
BS! Thats life. Life is hard. The more children are coddled, the WORSE they will become as adults. Kids with peanut allergies in todays world will probably wind up on disability and get special parking places..while society PAYS for their "specialness".
Some just might learn something from these special kids also.
32 posted on 01/04/2005 8:07:41 AM PST by New Perspective (Proud father of an 13 month old son with Down Syndrome)
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That's fine. Then let's do just that. Let's deal with those with special needs by trying to mainstream those that can be and stop expecting the rest of the world to cater to their needs by spending 2,3 or even 4 times as much per student, while the mainstream kids educational needs/options suffer because of it.
In this case IMHO the kid with the allergy should have been removed from the area that would cause the kid the discomfort rather than putting restrictions on all the other kids.
It's called playing the cards that you were dealt.
Something best taught by the Parents, unfortunately in todays society there seems to be a better hand to play.
It's easier to hold the kid out like they are some special trump card to be played, used to beat over the head and rail the governmental agencies to adopt "special" requirements that cost us all thru funding in public education, to Handicap modifications in public buildings,
to special guidelines in dealing with these folks in employment.
Enough already. Fer crips sake, the kid with the allergy should eat in the Principles office.