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Are you the parent of a child with autism or another disability that is frustrated by the special education system? More than 6 million students with disabilities receive special education services in federally funded special education programs. This is about 9% of the country’s school age population. This is a lot of children who depend on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to help them get the services that they need to live a fulfilled life. As any parent of a child with a disability knows much improvement needs to be made to the special education system. This article will discuss 6 ways to improve the special education system.
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Posted By admin on July 9, 2010
We’ve got spirit, yes we do! We’ve got spirit how ’bout you! We left our parents and friends in our last article discussing the commitment it takes to homeschool African American children. In part 2 of 4 we will discuss finding resources to make sure that African American parents commitment to their children’s education is not hampered because of anything easily available.
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Posted By admin on July 9, 2010
Maria Montessori believed that in order for the world to become a more peaceful and more civilized society for people to live in, the new generations must be taught to live in harmony and their hidden potential must be developed to the fullest. She believed that the only way to do it was through education. However, there was a need for the old educational system to be reformed as it was too teacher-centered, so it would not be able to maximize the potential in each child. The traditional system also did not prepare the child for life in society as the activities did not teach the child to work in collaboration with others, neither did it teach the child important skills such as concentration, responsibility and perseverance. She felt that the teacher’s job should be that of an observer; alert to the needs of the child and ready to react appropriately as “any form of education must be based on the personality of man”. (Absorbent Mind, Chapter 1, p. 
As such, there arises a ‘new education’ system which proves to be effective all around the world even till today.
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