In the Sunshine State they want to judge schools for the intellectually disabled with the same standardized tests they give to typical children. Guess what? It’s happening everywhere. Guess what else? Just as Florida seems to be backing down from this policy some disability rights groups want to keep it in force. They [...]
I just got through cajoling my seven-year-old to practice tying his shoe and will continue cajoling him when he gets home from the supermarket with his mother to practice riding his bike. Physical activity isn’t his cup of tea, which makes it difficult for him to play the type of games that [...]
Every morning when I open my classroom door there are parents sweeping the SLRDP preschool playground. It’s part of the deal. You want your kid to be ready for kindergarten, you have to do some work. Inside the SLRDP classroom I hear the children learning their letters (Who let the Y out? Y,Y,Y,Y.) [...]
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