Monday, November 30, 2015

In Indiana, Raising the Bar Raises Questions About Special Education- Tori Gilchrist, 1st period

The state of Indiana has recently passed regulations that will make a high school diploma more difficult to achieve. The motive behind it is to increase the value of a diploma. All students will be held to the same standard, with requirements like four years of math and experience working an out-of-school job. Special ed. students will be expected to do the same. One student with down syndrome said he might not be able to graduate because he can't keep up with the new fast-paced system. So far nothing has been done to assist the disabled students.

This unfair treatment of disabled people reminds me of the antebellum age when disabled people would suffer inhumane treatment- this case is obviously much less extreme, but still unfair nonetheless. Hopefully in the near future, we can find a way to uphold fair standards for special ed without a need of separate environments.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/11/30/457141663/in-indiana-raising-the-bar-raises-questions-about-special-education
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  1. UnknownNovember 30, 2015 at 5:49 PM

    I understand wanting to make a high school diploma more valuable in the real world since it, sadly, means little to nothing to businesses but they should be considerate about all of the different people and all of their conditions. They should at least create another curriculum where disabled students are able to thrive as well.

    Shelby Linker, 8th period

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  2. BookerTStudentNovember 30, 2015 at 7:10 PM

    This is idiotic. I understand why they fell the need to change the system but they have to know that not all the students are the same., They need to accommodate the different students and help with their needs if they want to apply a new system. Bernadette Negrete

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