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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd press the button. OK, so what?[/quote]

Real question:

Does it actually make sense to direct so much funding to kids who realistically will never be able to find meaningful work at the expense of kids who could become brilliant if the right resources were provided?

[b]So much money is spent on sped. And in some circumstances, it’s just respite care for the parents, not anything meaningful academically (or otherwise).[/b]

And if inclusion means everyone needs an (expensive) 1:1 aide, WTF are we actually doing?![/quote]

I would push the button, but I have absolutely no problem with my tax dollars being used as respite care for parents of the severely disabled. Absolutely those families deserve society's support. WTF wouldn't they? What happened to being in a society where we care for the least of these?[/quote]

I’m not saying we shouldn’t fund their needs, just that we should reevaluate what their NEEDS truly are. Their care shouldn’t come at the expense of everyone else.[/quote]

This is so ignorant. Most kids getting sped services aren’t severely disabled. Many just have learning disabilities. And for many kids in sped, resources they get in public school can make the difference between learning to read or never learning; between ever holding a job vs not, etc. Prisons are filled with dyslexic people who never got what they needed.

I have kids who are “gifted” (& one who is 2E), but the margin of difference a decent education can made for sped kids is likely much larger than the difference for gifted kids.

That said, I think gifted kids also deserve an appropriate education. [/quote]

This is the reason sped kids below a certain threshold should not be in the gen ed classroom at all. They would receive much better assistance from a program where every staff member would be certified sped and costs could be mitigated as services would be centralized. Middle of the pack kids receive a disservice when resources and teachers are disproportionately stripped away by kids who need one-to-one attention all the time. It's very selfish of sped parents to think their kids deserve it all and other kids should suck it up when the educational outcome of a sped only program would be superior for all learner groups over a blended classroom. The amount of money from the general funding allotted to each student should be close to similar, and any additional services should be earmarked as a separate line item.[/quote]

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