Entry 2- Chapter 2

First question: If good teaching is going on in the general education classroom, why are special education programs and services necessary?

Yes, there is great teaching going on in classrooms today. Teachers are educating Americas future and its become brighter and brighter with new teaching techniques. But special educational programs and services are needed still. These special services are necessary because every student deserve a fair chance at a education and if there is a student with a disability they need to have the same advantage even if it means they need to receive extra help."The executive branches and the legislatures have the responsibility to create policies, draft laws, and find the necessary money for the special services and extra expenses involved in educating exceptional children"(Children pg38). The government feels as though it is there duty to makes sure that these services for students with disabilities. Some students just need so guidance to make their educational experiences just as good as other students. "Will Sam do better in a school program that recognizes his problems and adapts the program to his needs instead of unfairly expecting him to meet some kind of "normal" standard? Of course" (Children pg36). It would not be fair to except a student with a disability to make it through school with no support at all. There are some amazing teachers in the system but if a student needs help they need all the help and support that they can receive. There are many programs out there to support students with disabilities parents can find information online to find out more services that there child could get.



Second question: How have the courts influenced the development of education services for exceptional children?
"It is the duty of the courts to rule on the interpretation of the laws and regulations generated by the executive and legislative branches" (Children pg65). Courts must make sure that the laws and regulations that are passed are fair for every single child in the Untied States not just exceptional children but every child. The government has a big part in how every student should be educated in America students with disabilities is one of their main forces. "The basic issue here is that children with special needs deserve a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), just as do all children in the United States" (Children pg65). Public education is offered to every single student in America."In this case, the court decide that children with mental retardation did have a right to FAPE and that when the state constitution said "all children are entitled to a free education," the term all did, in fact, refer to all children" (children pg65). All children meaning every single child deserve an education in America. Now every child welcomed to a free public education. "Recently, the attention of courts has turned to the issues of inclusion and least restrictive environment and to what an appropriate programs for exceptional children should be" (children pg66). Being a student that was in a inclusion classroom for must of my schooling i benefited from being in a classroom with students that were more gifted then me. Not only educational but socially i benefited from being in a inclusion classroom. In must special education classroom the majority of the class are boys and girls will have a harder time making friends. It mostly depends on the student and what would be best for them if they would benefited better in a inclusion classroom rather then a special ed classroom then that is what should be done. Inclusion is a very debatable topic these days many people are either for or against inclusion. Must people don't understand the benefits a student would get from being in a inclusion classroom. "Clearly, these rulings reflect the specifics of each individual case and that interpretation of local or district courts. It may take a Supreme Court decision to provide more general guidance on the issue" (Children pg65). Inclusion is base on case to case it is sort of hard for a court to rule that every single school should use inclusion because not every student will benefite from it.