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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher with a special ed background. 
My son also has some special needs. (He needs reminders, a lot, but is quick in other ways).

As a parent, I pay for private assistance outside of school to help him keep up.

When our school had some kids that needed more assistance (1:1 reteaching, etc.) more staff was hired.
The expectation was that the parent would pay for the assistant.

Some schools charge more for children who need additional staffing, and have programs for it.

You may want to speak to the director about this. 
I agree, though, that sometimes what is good for the children with labels benefit others who don't have labels.

Look up Universal Design for Learning, and the Center for Applied Special Technologies for some ideas on how differentiation works.

We use a rotation model at that age level (look up blended learning) so kids can work independently, in small groups and with some direction from the teacher, as needed.

What makes me crazy is when parents who have kids with special issues don't face it and "hide" their kids in schools where they can't have IEPs and expect the issues to go away, because on the surface, they seem typical/average. This happens and the teachers hands are tied, especially when THEY are also clients spending over $30K.

If a child needs a really fast pace (IQs from 125/130-140+) they should have a teacher who is gifted certified or at least aware how to differentiate up in graceful way.  It is something to research when you are looking into programs for your kids.

(Sorry to be so abrupt when I say, "look up". I mean it in a "you might be curious about" way, not a "check yourself before you wreck yourself" way, and I'm sleepy.)[/quote]

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