Comments on: Opinion: Special ed underfunding causes inequitable treatment http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/11/05/special-education-2-25060/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:58:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mallory M http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/11/05/special-education-2-25060/comment-page-1/#comment-5012 Mallory M Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:30:57 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/?p=25060#comment-5012 I don't think that the problem is underfunding, I think it is how the United States is teaching disabled students. They need to realize that even though some disabled students are less capable at one topic or have a hard time staying on task, they are actually much better then many at some other things. Some autistic children for example have shown they are much faster at reading, and can draw pictures amazingly accurate, such as in a video called the "Autistic Genius." http://www.metacafe.com/watch/305201/autistic_genius/ If public schools integrated the disabled students into classes it would not only benefit the disabled child by letting them learn what to there full potential, but it would also benefit the non-disabled children by allowing them to get used to knowing and not fearing people who are different then them. The funds for disabled children would be better spent on having an extra aid in the class room to help out when needed. I don’t think that the problem is underfunding, I think it is how the United States is teaching disabled students. They need to realize that even though some disabled students are less capable at one topic or have a hard time staying on task, they are actually much better then many at some other things. Some autistic children for example have shown they are much faster at reading, and can draw pictures amazingly accurate, such as in a video called the “Autistic Genius.”

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/305201/autistic_genius/

If public schools integrated the disabled students into classes it would not only benefit the disabled child by letting them learn what to there full potential, but it would also benefit the non-disabled children by allowing them to get used to knowing and not fearing people who are different then them. The funds for disabled children would be better spent on having an extra aid in the class room to help out when needed.

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