Can a child with learning disabilities truly benefit from be place in special ed?

Question

i mean if a child is placed in special ed , can the child truly benefit from it. being protected , pampered and cared for all through their school years. then when out of school the child is force into the harsh cruel world or has entered college , where no one will helped them or protect or guide then step by step, what r they to do. all they have been protected and never learn to get up on their own two feet, so how can they truly benefit from sp ed

Answer 1

It depends on the child and the special ed services at their school. Are you talking about just typical learning disabilities or other disabilities that might require special education services as well? I know that special education is a lot different now than it was many years ago. Not everyone has the same needs or learning style, and people have different needs and preferences as adults. No two jobs or companies are exactly alike (just like people). There is a place for everyone. Patience is key. I was never in special education, and I don't always find it easy to get by in this world. If someone needs a little extra help in school, what's the problem? Everyone needs a little help at some time or other. Some people will never be truly independent, but an education will help them have a better quality of life. They should not be shoved aside as having no value either. We can learn a lot from people from all walks of life if we choose to.

Answer 2

Special Education is a service not a place - it is where students can learn information to the extent that they are able that is presented or reinforced in a manner that is appropriate to their needs. The focus on any programing is several skills 1 - academic skills 2 - problem solving skills (what do I do first, planning for longer projects,) 3 and independent or life skills (organization, getting homework done, how to fill out applications)

Students get as much support as they need to become as independent as possible - babying is not in the program.

Answer 3

there are multiple ways of doing spec ed. i would not say they are pampered or protected. if a good iep is done right by a school or parent a ld kid should not be isolated all day long. t hey can be mainstreamed with some classes like art or pe. more intense with support so they can learn. not doing this means the may never learn to read or write when they could have if they had the supports.

Answer 4

In most cases yes. Special education can give them the time and the accomodations they need to get a successful education in grade school and high school. Absolutely that will help them in the future.

Special ed doesn't necessarily pamper kids. We try to teach them coping mechanisms, how to advocate for themselves, how to find resources, how to accomodate for their own learning styles, etc. Accomodations aren't papmering kids, they are just leveling the playing field for them.

Colleges also make accomodations for special education needs, they are required by law to do so.

Answer 5

Some children benefit from Special Education whereas others do not.  For instance there are many children who suffer from severe sensory disturbances, such as hypersensitive hearing.  - The classroom, whether a spec ed or mainstream classroom is totally the wrong place for a child with these kind of difficulties.  However, there are many children who DO benefit from the system.  It is not about being 'protected' as you seem to think, it is about presenting educational material at a level they can understand and in an environment which is conducive to their being able to learn.

Tyry not to think in terms of 'protection,' try to think in terms of helping them make progress.

Answer 6

You asked after "being protected , pampered and cared for all through their school years" will they "learn to get up on their own two feet?"

From a Resource Specialist Program perspective, I believe that children with learning disabilities can definitely learn to be productive adults.  When I read your question, it made me think of parents that try to add as many accommodations/modifications to their child's IEP as possible.  That is detrimental and could lead to issues that you described.

It is important for the IEP team to address the LD and select appropriate accommodations/modifications.  For instance, a child with visual motor integration issues may need copies of notes provided.  If your child doesn't have VMI issues, don't get copies of the notes.  They know they don't need it but can become lazy because they like the crutch that it provides.  Sadly, that won't happen in the real world.

Answer 7

Yes. Special education will give them more time to work on areas they are weak in.

Think of it like this: Think of a subject that you were weak in (everybody has one they don't do as well in compared to others). Now if you were with someone in a 1 on 1 or small group situation showing you more about the subject matter and giving you guidance you would probably do better and learn how to apply yourself in that area better and possibly differently that other subjects

Answer 8

It truly depends on the severity of the learning disability. A person with a mild learning disability would not truly benefit from special ed classes. However, a child with a moderate to severe learning disability can benefit from it.

BTW, I have a mild learning disability but still manage to attend college, majoring in Computer and Electrical Engineering, where I'm maintaining a 4.00 GPA. As far as teaching me the ways of the world, I'm a little old for that nonsense. This is especially true considering the fact that I'll be 38 years old in July. I'm well past that stage in my life that I need someone to protect or pamper me.

Answer 9

Special education is supposed to provide access to the general education curriculum--or as close to it as the student is able to get.   It's not a service provided to pamper students or to just let them slide.   If that's what your school has, they are doing it wrong.   When taught appropriately, students do benefit from receiving special education services.   As previously mentioned, special education is a SERVICE,  NOT a place.   Most students who are receiving special education services spend most or all of their time in school in a general education setting, not in a special education classroom.

Answer 10

Special ed services are a legal right of identified students. Special ed classes are where a student can learn strategies that work for him/her. Most special ed students require more repetitions in order to retain information. They get that in special ed.

My son needed to learn the process. He could connect the knowledge with the practice and repetition that special ed gave him. It did not protect him from the world, it helped him make sense of it.

I encouraged him to advocate for himself, and that is what I teach my students. Don't be afraid to ask for help, everyone needs some kind of help. Don't be afraid to make a mistake, everyone does., Don't be afraid to stand up for yourself, there may not be anyone else nearby to do it for you. Self-advocacy is one of the most important things we teach in special ed today.

My son is a successful college student.

Nothing worth having comes easy, but special ed is not a spoon-feeding service.

Answer 11

another way to look at it: (I agree with all of the other responses):

my son is doing really well after 3 years in special ed. but before that--a disaster. now they understand him, help him, and do not pamper or protect him. It's just a question of helping where someone needs it so then they can rise to the challenge of whatever they are ready for. case in point: now he goes upstairs to a "regular" classroom for most of the day, which didn't work before. It is a kind of transitioning process and kids in special ed. get individualized education plans showing what their goals are, mandated by law, so they have to be challenged continually. It is the goal in our case for him to go right into a regular class in middle school next year and with some help here and there he will probably be able to. but before? was kicked out a lot, burned out, didn't want to be there. teachers didn't understand him  and reacted unprofessionally in a way that may have gotten them in trouble by others...then we found out he has auditory processing problems and a kind of other thing that would have just looked like a behavior problem before. so being in special ed has really helped him and without it many kids would be the type who never could make it in school--a lot of burned out kids who flunked out would have succeeded if they had had, some help before. It's really not pampering when done well, and there are a lot of controls and assessments to see that  the student is being challenged and moving up. The harsh cruel world could be grade school and getting teased--that kind of life (which many  kids get live before they get in a program) teaches them to hate other people and hate school. But now, with supports, when he gets to college he will do well because he knows about his challenges and is much more patient, can hear better, and knows more about problem solving than the average kid might, etc.) A lot of older  kids in very serious trouble now would not have had the bad outcomes if they had gotten, for example, help with sensory integration problems or counseling, social skills stuff. . Now the kids in his regular class really like him, but without this help 2 years ago--it would've been disastrous....glad you are asking this because there is so much to learn.