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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do general education teachers receive any training in how to teach or even how to understand SN children? Are teachers aware of what adhd, autism, etc are? So many are mainstreamed into general Ed that SN teachers aren't even in their lives.[/quote]

Yes. Every teacher needs to take at least 6 credits of special education classes to be certified. We also receive ongoing PD.

What we don’t receive are a lot of additional resources or support. I’ve had classes in which 1/3 of my students have 504s and IEPs. [/quote]

This. Plus, there are many students with other special needs among the remaining 2/3. Often 1/3 are English language learners (or in MCPS, Emerging Multilingual Learners), some of whom might have other needs as well: FARMS and EML, IEP and EML, 504 and EML, or GT and EML. I’ve taught triple-coded and even quadruple coded students in classrooms with 10 IEP/504 students without a second adult to assist.[/quote]Having 1/3 of kids with special needs sounds hard to believe, unless the parents are claiming iep for mild problems which in the past would be considered within the range of normal. Is that what's going on? Are parents over diagnosing, and expecting the school to solve their kids problems, instead of just supplementing at home?[/quote]

My BIL grew up with an undiagnosed mental health condition that we now recognize because our DC has it. BIL never got any treatment because it was "considered within the range of normal". His adult life has been a nightmare because he never got the help that he needed. We are investing a lot of time, money and effort into addressing DD's issues, but the IEP is a critical piece because it is a condition that particularly impacts her at school. We can't just "supplement at home". [b][i]Her condition prevents her from meeting her basic needs at school and makes it impossible for teachers to properly assess her academic progress[/i][/b]. Therefore she qualifies under federal law for special education services.
[/quote]I don't have the words to express condolences, and I don't know what's best for your dd. I cant imagine how mainstreaming could be best for a child who can't meet her basic needs or even be evaluated. But I do know that the school system would have more resources for your dd if more parents supplemented for mild deficiencies on their own. I also know that people will game the system, and I suspect that's causing a tragedy of the commons situation. [/quote]

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