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Originally posted by Rudey
Yes, but even a child does not need trainging to do those things.
Why do they need training from when they start school until the end of school (through high school?)?
And while it isn't demeaning I bet good money that most janitors would switch to being a doctor or lawyer if they could. Let's not hide that. But that really isn't the relevant question here. Should they be forced into a job? Are they allowed to just not do it and sit and play with boxes? That is contrary to what defines free labor.
-Rudey
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They, like every other American deserve the right to be able to work. These kids are developmentally on many different levels. Yes, it actually does take repetition and training sometimes to teach them to do janatorial jobs. I think most of these kids and most of their parents are glad to see their kids having the opportunity to be productive. I'm sure if the parents object, the kids can be taken out of their work-study programs and sit with the severe/profound kids that can't do much more than drool on themselves.
Switching to being a Doctor/lawyer is not exactly an option here. The message is that the school is doing the best it can to prepare these kids for life after school. There's a janitor at one of the schools I work at who's shall we say of below average intellect. He graduated HS and got a job at his alma mater cleaning. Dude loves his job and is truly as happy as he can be.
And these days when we have to deal with all of these budget cuts in schools, this program sort of kills two birds with one stone.
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