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Originally Posted by metal_geek
The student is not acting as an aid by packing his back pack or feeding the student lunch... The kids pull thier desk together and talk math..
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So if the kid is e.g. behind the rest of the class in learning are the other students supposed to regress to accomodate him/her? How are they supposed to progress if a chunk of their time is spent talking math that they covered a year ago? At what stage would this stop? When the individual is 2, 3 years behind? What if the kid doesn't want to talk math when everyone else does? Who's responsible then for diversional therapy?
Special needs kids are called special needs for a reason. Their needs are different. Other children I agree should include them in their structure but when it hampers their academic development then IMO it's a tad unfair.
I've no problem with and agree with the social aspect. The academic part should be covered by the teacher with the assistance of an aide so that all 3 parties benefit.