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Originally posted by ktsnake
I'm of the opinion that if you treat a kid differently and not teach them to cope, you're hurting them more than helping them.
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First of all... congrats.
I agree... we must always think of whether what we are doing is helping or hurting. But not all "special privledges" are hurting. After all, when in the real world are you going to be working in a open room with 1000 other people working with no talking? Sometimes the situations are particular to education alone. Sometimes 'treating a kid differently' is teaching him how to cope. EG - allowing them to write a test in an area that minimizes distractions or working with a severe dyslexic to teach them how to overcome the scrambling of the letters.
eta: did you know that your optomistrist (sp?) can often tell if you're dyselxic? I know of some one who never knew untill his eye doctor told him that he should get it checked.