By: Christopher Kliewer
The issue with equality in schools has always been visible, however it is a double edge sword when it comes to children with down syndrome. Its often hard to find that happy medium for all the students. I do feel, however, that those with down syndrome should be taken out of the classroom when working in subjects with which they have a hard time understanding. this way here those students in the classroom will be able to understand at their pace and the down syndrome students wont become overwhelmed with the ideas of finishing their work at the time of all the other kids. I understand that Kliewer wants everyone to have individual needs met and respect. In order to have those individual needs, sometimes those children need to be somewhat separated from some class situations to help them better understand.
1.} No child was inherently an intellectual burden to a classroom, in fact she argued each student contributed a unique and potentially valuable dimension to the web of relationships that formed a school community." The quote is basically saying that students who attend shcool should receive the same treatment regardless of their diagnosis. No child should have guilt of feeling like they are hindering the other classmates. The teacher should recognize each child and what they have to offer.
2.} "If you came into the room and were told there was a retarded child in class, a child with special needs, I dont think you would pick Lee out. The kids really agree that he is as capable as they are. Intellectually the same." I liked this quote because the kids see him just the same as they are and i feel that it allows the student (lee) to feel more comfortable in a classroom setting.
3.} "Its about all of us working together, playing together, being together, and thats what learning is. Dont tell me any of these kids are being set up to fail." Like I said above, i feel that inside the classroom if a particular student or students are having a tough time with the curriculum then it is okay to take them aside but I dont not feel that these students should be completely shut out and sent off all together in a separate classroom.
I think each student should be accounted for individually this way here the teacher is able to pin point they needs inside and outside of the classroom. I enjoyed this reading because it opened up my eyes to what is happened without many realizing the controversial split.
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