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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ultimately the issue is a one-size-fits-all approach, geared to the students in the middle - and the ones at the top and the ones at the bottom are the ones that lose out and suffer the most.  Sure, it sucks for all but it sucks a lot more for special needs kids and for advanced learners.  Special needs got some additional legal protections to lessen their suck factor.  That leaves the area of greatest suck factor to be with the advanced learners.  It doesn't take statistics to understand that.[/quote]

I beg to differ, even with the laws having a child with special needs "sucks" more than being the parent of an advanced learner.   Schools do not as a rule do what the laws says they must, unless pushed by parents who have done their research and push hard (often having to hire consultants to help) and even then the parents have to pick their battles.  IME, the law sets the ceiling for children with special needs and the parents need to be vigilant to try to get as close to the ceiling as possible.

Plus, once school is over, the child with special needs still has to contend with their special needs.  The advanced learner (without special needs) is far luckier. [/quote]

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