[SCalGal]

I have a girl in my class (9th grade English) that is operating at the 2nd grade level. I mean, she is mentally about 6. To teach her, I'd have to abandon the other 27 kids completely and sit at her side and go at her pace.

And let's pay you based on their test scores!!

I know - there is no amount of telling people to "scaffold" their lessons that can compensate for that. Worse yet, all the kids know.

[A_perfect_lady]

Yes. So often, slow mental abilities travel hand-in-hand with stunted emotional development. So you aren’t just dealing with an intellectual capacity problem. You’re dealing with a child whom you want to teach adult skills. The child doesn’t want to learn adult skills. The child wants candy.