No to mention the fact that many disabled children, and /or wrongly labeled disabled ,are exempt from taking National Standardized tests. SO if the teacher doesn't understand how to reach the student, doesn't understand the learning differences between students, doesn't want to take the time to learn how to reach the child- they can call them "disabled" and let them sit on the sidelines. For those who will mock this post:
Special Education children are EXEMPT from national testing??? Since WHEN?? According to NCLB students with an IEP must meet the same standards as non-disabled students. In fact, many schools are failing the AYP goals because of low scores in the sped sector. When my district examimed the regs, we found we could exempt **FIVE** percent of the total sped population. That is outrageous! Last year we had students with IQ's in the 50's and 60's taking on grade level math, English and reading exams. I personally read a test to a non=verbal autistic student who pointed randomly to answers on flash cards. He had not a clue what was going on.
As far a "drugging" you are quite fixated on that topic for some reason. Medicaing a chlld for a documented problem is not drugging.
I added the link in the post for proof that many disabled children were exempt from NEAP teasting- 40% as a matter of fact. ( of course you won't find it in YOUR school- so you may have to look around a bit) Of course that didn't happen in your school- and as far as *drugging* a child be a fixation for me- well since I have worked with hundreds of disabled adults and children and children labeled ADD in I have an interest in it- more than half the children my son (age 7) interacts with are on drugs for *ADD* and since it is a National discussion now- there is plenty of information out there about the damage over medication children has done. Of course that hasn't been done in YOUR school.