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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a special needs child who cannot do some assignments because of motoric difficulties.  for instance, she cannot do "class projects" that involve construction (making a diorama, a special graphic presentation, illustration, art project, or what have you).  She would simply have to do something different.

No, she would not take another class.  The assignment would simply not be appropriate for her.  There would have to be another way for her to access and appreciate the material.[/quote]

Your daughter's needs are akin to a child needing a scribe.  It's not that she can't do a project or that the project would be inappropriate for her.  She needs accommodations, including someone to do the construction after she designs it and selects the materials.  It is not the same thing that OP and some of the PPs are talking about, which is eliminating some of the work.  [/quote]

No, I don't agree.   Basically, it's like you are saying she could learn ice skating by selecting ice skates, describing the process of ice skating, and paying someone to skate for her.  That's not a participatory, interactive, or creative experience.

A talented teacher (which my daughter has, thank God) knows how to modify assignments so that a disabled child can participate.  Not by sitting on the sidelines and paying someone to do them for her.  And certainly not by lowering academic standards or making speeches about how those standards are God-given.[/quote]

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