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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
I could have been a little more clear in that post. I wouldn't suggest replacing an aide with a student, but I am suggesting that in appropriate circumstances it is worth considering having another student act as a tutor or mentor on the subject at hand (ie. math) for set times.
I cannot accept the argument that it would stagnate the student who is the tutor, as they are now having the opporotunity to develop interpersonal, tolerance, and leadership skills. But I guess they don't count because they're not measurable by any curriculum and so are much less important. 
And its not like they wouldn't be supervised. |
Maybe it's me not being clear. I did not say anything about stagnating the student who is tutoring. I'm saying, since I believe this is an elementary situation, that very few kids that age would have the maturity level to know how to cope with being in that position. You really think a kid in grade 5 or even grade 8, should be a replacement as an "aide" to a mentally challenged child? As I think I said, that is a far different thing than accepting and being respectful of having the child in their class in the first place. That's too much to put on the shoulders of one his peers.