Because fate linked me to a free, public, school for severely physically disabled students, I learned somethings I think are relevant. The school, supported by the State of New York, and attended voluntarily by students from Long Island and NYC, had an excellent record of students’ graduating and attening post secondary education. In fact a higher percentage than non disabled students in nearby districts. Another criteria was student and parent satisfaction and, interstingly, active alumni interest. The school encouraged children to attend local schools, full or part-time if they chose, or wanted a specialized course. Students almost all preferred the specialized school, more activities, socialization, etc. 40 years later that is still true, many students have multiple disabilities.
As my sons are musicians who attended post secondary conservatories and colleges of the Arts,
As I learned from my experiences I asked, “Is Julliard a Segregated School?”
Ed, my friend and mentor, thanks for this comment.
Yes, enrolling at specialized schools is a priveledge! Magnet schools! Students with scientific interests can do it. Why not kids with disabilities?
And, thanks to your efforts and those by your colleagues (e.g., Fred Weintraub, Joe Ballard), special education in the US should be offering a *continuum of alternative placements* that permit students with disabilities to elect special placements.
Unless I misremember, your loyalty to your birth state is understandable. Did you yell to me, one time when you were passing me on a hill in a foot race, "I was born and bred to run hills?"
It's a lovely park and we only visited the southern end of it (although I rafted the Gauley years ago).
Because fate linked me to a free, public, school for severely physically disabled students, I learned somethings I think are relevant. The school, supported by the State of New York, and attended voluntarily by students from Long Island and NYC, had an excellent record of students’ graduating and attening post secondary education. In fact a higher percentage than non disabled students in nearby districts. Another criteria was student and parent satisfaction and, interstingly, active alumni interest. The school encouraged children to attend local schools, full or part-time if they chose, or wanted a specialized course. Students almost all preferred the specialized school, more activities, socialization, etc. 40 years later that is still true, many students have multiple disabilities.
As my sons are musicians who attended post secondary conservatories and colleges of the Arts,
As I learned from my experiences I asked, “Is Julliard a Segregated School?”
Ed Martin
Ed, my friend and mentor, thanks for this comment.
Yes, enrolling at specialized schools is a priveledge! Magnet schools! Students with scientific interests can do it. Why not kids with disabilities?
And, thanks to your efforts and those by your colleagues (e.g., Fred Weintraub, Joe Ballard), special education in the US should be offering a *continuum of alternative placements* that permit students with disabilities to elect special placements.
Thanks, john. “Outcomes!”
Almost heaven WV! So glad that our Congress made if the newest national park.
The new river is amazing...
Unless I misremember, your loyalty to your birth state is understandable. Did you yell to me, one time when you were passing me on a hill in a foot race, "I was born and bred to run hills?"
It's a lovely park and we only visited the southern end of it (although I rafted the Gauley years ago).