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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At our school they seem to put all the special Ed kids in one Gen Ed class. It’s not fair to the other regular kids who get placed in with that group. [b]The class is usually poorly behaved and the teacher is overwhelmed[/b]. This is called clustering and I thought this practice was outdated and frowned upon. Why are elementary schools clustering special Ed kids now in one class instead of spreading them out among 3 different Gen Ed classes? Can parents request for their child not to be put in the special Ed class?[/quote]

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DP here...Uh have you never volunteered in your school? I volunteer for lunch, in the classroom, grade wide parties. Yes, there is an aide but there is only so much they can do. You have 4-5 special ed kids some with severe emotional management issues, some who really aren't getting the curriculum etc etc. And one aide trying to put out fires, catch fires before they spread and keep this kids somewhat engaged. Meanwhile as these repeated and loud disturbances happen the teacher is trying to keep the rest of the class focused. It does breed resentment among parents and the students. My DS in 3rd grade can't stand the disruptions, the random shouting, singing, anger outbursts. As the teacher has to help the aide get these kids under control the rest of the class is left to twiddle their thumbs. We requested not to be put in an inclusion classroom. I don't see how it's fair that a handful of kids get to derail the education of the majority.  
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Do a have a suggestion besides for a separate school or classroom - because those are against the law?[/quote]

The law needs to be revisited or, at the very least, fully funded by the Federal Government so it can be properly implemented. [/quote]

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The situation with SPED is not sustainable [/quote]

It is funded by the Feds. Idiots!  [/quote]

The Feds are suppose to fund it but it is massively underfunded. So there are a ton of requirements that are supposed to be funded by States and Counties have to make up the funding gaps. This means less money for Gen Ed kids and Advanced kids.

I get that you are frustrated because you don't agree with peoples generalizations of SPED kids but insulting people and the like does not change peoples attitudes, if anything it makes it worse. Parents are interested in providing the best that they can for their kid. If their kid is in a classroom that is being disrupted by a kid who is being violent, the other parents are not going to just shrug their shoulders and say "inclusiveness is great". They don't want their kid getting hit or having their stuff thrown. I doubt parents of SPED kids want their kids being hurt.

I do wish there was a way to track kids so that kids who need extra support are in one class, so that the kids who are grade levels behind get the attention that they deserve while the kids who are on grade level are in a different class so they can move at a pace that makes sense for those kids. I know that there are kids who are behind who are not SPED.

I think we are asking Teachers to do too much in the classroom. Differentiating for 5-7 ability  levels is too much. If you help the kids who are below grade level, you end up ignoring the kids who are ahead and need to be challenged and providing basic level of instruction for kids on grade level.

Pull out how FAPE is only for kids with SPED, you are of course right, but that is doing nothing to make people feel more sympathetic to your cause.

I am thrilled that my child did not inherit my LDs and does not seem to have inherited my ADHD. It is fun to see him learn and grow and not have the struggles that I had. We discuss how he behaves in class. I remind him not to discuss his grades or how hard/easy he finds the classwork because there are other kids who are struggling and they don't need to hear him discussing that math is easy because it is not for them. But that doesn't mean that I don't wish that his Teachers could find the time to pull his math and reading groups aside and work with them more. [/quote]

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