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[quote=Anonymous]except that federal law requires children with learning disabilities to be provided a free appropriate public education in the MOST inclusive environment possible.  So you can't remove ALL of the children with learning disabilities from mainstream classes.  If they can make any progress in a mainstream class they have a right to be there.

The problem with the schools is not the diversity of the students' abilities, it's the standardize tests that pressure the teachers to focus on these lower 10% of the class at the expense of the rest of the class. If a child is not getting the curriculum, then they may need less inclusive options like being pulled out.  If another student is gifted, then the teacher can recommend AAP placement if appropriate, or have the time to actually teach the averaget to above average children so they can reach the full potentiontial.  With focus on standardize tests, even the children with LDs suffer, as they make "some progress," with a hyper focused teacher and dedicated aid so they don't get the additional services they need. Theabove average kids suffer because they don't get the same focus of the teachers, and may miss concepts they could easily grasp with a little instruction. [/quote]

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