How CEC has affected Special Education Policies in National Public Schools?
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For what country?\n\nIn the United States, the CEC is an incredible method for professionals servicing special needs kids to network with each other, gain access to peer-reviewed research, develop and review refinements to current practices and create new methodology, curriculum, and materials... Well, you get the idea.  I highly value my membership.\n\nIt influences special education in the United States by greatly building the professional development of its members.
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no child left behind, being a public school measure, is not implemented in private schools. They are not covered by the law.
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Here's an ICT policy:\nhttp://www.apc.org/english/capacity/policy/curriculum.shtml
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Special Education refers to the provision of services to kids with disabilities. YOu might get better answers under another category.
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While public policy is an undoubedly exciting field, the rewards you'll get and receive in special education are certainly among the most satisfying available.\n\nYou have an opportunity to positively affect countless children and adults with challenges far beyond the average person.  In the end, you have to follow your heart.  I suggest searching it carefully to see what it holds for this field.  The best of luck to you!
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This issue is a common one and is often discussed in schools and by parents and teachers.\n\nIt very much depends upon how the mainstreaming is done. It also depends upon the needs of the individual and the resources available in the system. There is definitive solution to the issue, no easy answer to your question, and unfortunately most people are either strongly pro or strongly con, and often don't see shades of grey. Also are you looking for the information from the perspective of a student, a parent, or a teacher? The perspectives tend to be quite different sometimes.\n\nSome of the postive effcts would be that the student theoretically has the opportunity to make more friends and participate in more activities. This is certainly true if mainstreaming is done in a careful and caring manner. Students who are mainstreamed have to learn to live by the same rules as other students. Other children become more accepting of students with disabilities. Everyone learns to respect each other's differences, and it should lead to a more tolertant and accepting society overall. Generally in the years since IDEA, students with disabilties have shown improvements in standardized test scores, better social and communication skills, better knowledge of the world and are better prepared for post-school experiences.\n\nSome people say that mainstreaming lowers standards in the regular classroom. It may not always be possible to meet the needs of students with disabilities in the regular classroom. Classroom teachers do not necessarily have the background or skills to address different disabiities. Some students with disabilities need very specific programming that cannot be delivered effectively in the regular classroom. Some people believe that kids with disabilities fall further behind as a result of mainstreaming because they can't get the amount or quality of attention they need.\n\nThe key is appropriate training of classroom teachers, good specific programming for the students with disabilities, and resources to properly support classroom teachers in implementing mainstreaming. \n\nI've tried to give an overview of both sides.
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Many public school systems, like the ones in New Jersey, created a No Child Left Behind Act which tries to enforce that all children will learn through modifications - whether that means having a child study team evaluation for an IEP, or having a teacher make modifications within their lesson plans to help a child learn.  \n\nPublic school teachers HAVE to do evaluation assessments on all the students they teach during the school year.  Usually if we see a "problem" (possible learning disability or non-specific LD) we will contact the parents for an initial meeting.  PARENTS NEED TO BE THEIR CHILD'S ADVOCATE and many times must push the school system to evaluate a child and offer assistance.  Assistance may be a one on one aide, involvement in a special education class, large print books, occupational and physical therapies, etc.\n \nI believe that many children slip through the cracks because parent/teacher communication may be weak.  I also believe that it is a teacher's NUMBER ONE priority to ensure the students in his or her class can learn.  Sad to say many teachers become complacent in their careers and are not looking to hard for the children who need help.
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It's actually called "No Child Left Behind" or NCLB.  It's the bush administration's attempt at taking the control for education out of the states' hands.  It involves lots and lots of testing as well as many firey hoops that educators must jump through while teaching students how to take standardized tests.  All while giving no addtion federal funding to the states.
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Inclusion does work, if there are also pull-out programs available to provide additional academic and/or behavioral supports when absolutely needed. Regular ed teachers in inclusive schools must also be highly trained regarding special needs students and alternative learning needs, and be willing to work as close team members with special educators, therapists, etc. It doesn't work in all places, or for all students, but it can be highly effective for the right students with the right professional team.\n\nParents are the strongest advocates to help make any program effective, whether inclusive, pull-out, or segregated. Be there to praise staff when things are working, and to question (and challenge) when things aren't effective. You know you're effective when your child is showing academic progress, is staying out of trouble, and the administrators at your child's school call you "ma'am" or "sir" and act both polite and nervous around you.\n\nGood luck!
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This question is miscategorized.\n\nSpecial Eudcation refers to the education and parenting of children with special needs.
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This belongs in a different topic, not "special education." What the heck are you asking about anyway?
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What trouble are you having with it?\n\nGenerally, "Special Education" is a term applied to classes that are provided to those with disabilities.
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You can't answer from the facts given. You'd need to know if the conference constituted a session covered under the ADA, or whether the teacher was assigned to attend the class...or whether it was his/her choice to do so...
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No Child Left Behind Act is what I just did mine on.  If you want any info about it just contact me.
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PAPERWORK!! is the SE teacher's biggest obstacle (and any other teacher's) and documentation for that paperwork. IDEA (Individuals w/ Disabilities Act) makes certain that all individuals with a disability receive services in the least restricted environment. You will be certified to teach SE K-12. Dealing with parents of SE students is a challenge and dealing with teachers in the regular ed classroom is also a challenge (see the response of one the people above whose parent teaches Calculus and thinks the SE teacher has half the work!) \n\nRegular ed teachers, for the most part, WANT to help SE students succeed but feel their hands are tied due to time factors - modifying tests, having someone read a test to a student with a reading disability, etc. -- seem excessive. But they DO make a difference in students' success in the classroom and are worth the extra effort.\n\nSome parents of SE students want special privileges which the law does not afford, but these parents are also few and far between. But you need to be prepared. \n\nThe SE students themselves are usually a real delight! Most work hard despite and within their disability and don't ask for hand-outs. Occasionally, a few will, but they are rare. \n\nDocumentation/paperwork/corrdination of efforts and time involved ofthese things are the obstacle - pretty much the same in ANY job!!
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Go to to the department of Education website for the states in which you have interest.  There is generally a need for teachers in certain subjects, but not in others, and that varies from year to year and from state to state.  Special needs teachers, math teachers and Spanish teachers seem to be currently in demand, especially with NCLB requiring special needs teachers to have more course work in each of the exceptionalities they work with.
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I don't think your question relates to Special Education. Special Education is the provision of services to children with disabilities. I understand it can sometimes be difficult to find an appropriate category.\n\nI would suggest, resolving this question so no one answers. Then, re-ask it under a different, more appropriate category. You might get more answers.\n\nGood luck with your question.