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[quote=Anonymous]I am a product of the 70s, we never had special ed or ESOL in the main classroom. If you really want differentiated services, get rid of inclusion. In AAP and General Ed there are too many kids that are a distraction. I don't see us going back to the 70s school model, but the reality is that with kids on the spectrum, kids barely speaking English, kids with ADD or ADHD in a class with other, non-issue kids, there is no way a teacher can differentiate.  In fact, the non-issue kids get very little in terms of actual time from the teacher. Differentiated services is a good idea in theory, though. Personally, in my years at FCPS, I have yet to see it in practice. Can you imagine working in an office cubicle with a coworker who acts out and grasps at the air, another one who doesn't understand what the others are saying, another who hits other kids,  and another who acts out due to the inability to focus and then there is you, trying your best to get it done amid the confusion. I give my kids a high 5 every day, for dealing with this reality 6.5 hours a day. Where I work, the aforementioned behavior would not be tolerated by HR. I applaud FCPS teachers, there jobs seriously are hard! I applaud the kids that deal with this everyday, even more applause![/quote]

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