green427
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i wouldnt say he's lock them up, nah, just more likely hope or expect the DS kids to be placed in the right place, not alongside Deaf!,...why slow us down?!, that is what i get....I WOULD be embarrassed too...just imagine yourself as 16 years old, Deaf have CI (or just a HA) and quite good at maths, and likes a bit of science and art (painting)...a
Being embarrassed and being 'slowed down' are two different things.
I agree that students with different disabilities should be put in the right classroom based on their learning levels, which is your original discussion, but blaming any lack of educational skills on other less intelligent students is downright ridiculous....and adding insult by saying "I am embarrassed to be in the same room with those kids" reeks of immaturity and rudeness.
If what you are saying is the truth...then all my hearing classmates should be blaming me, the only deaf kid, on THEIR lack of education, as I apparently slowed them all down in all their classes...and yes, many of them were embarrassed to have "that deaf kid" in the same room too. Yeah, some of them can't get jobs because of me. Some of them are not successful business owners because of me.
...and then you have a same age DS student who cant sign right, cant spell out words, have mental ability of an 8 yo in the high school, imagine what other kids (ie your classmates) would think of you if you're in there at the lunch hour, or for an tutoring catch up hours...you'd be blushing or irrated right?!!
What makes you think everyone is thinking of YOU when someone else is acting up? Get real, man...no one gives a shit about you when someone else is the center of attention.
of course you would be and no one should blame you, but the stupid parent of the DS, pushing to 'pretend their kid is more deaf than as a retarded DS'...
DD said it right there too.
While there are some parents that make stupid decisions....it is ultimately up to the school system to make the final decision. Like the others said, many schools merge special ed students in similar classrooms due to financial reasons. The world in general does not give a shit about the disabled, which is why special ed is the very first place where they look to cut budgets. If you want the DS students in a different area, cough up some money. If you don't have money, you have no choice but to move somewhere else. You have every right to go to another school.
there seem too much of PC going around, with all the 'being nice' well, we need to get real about it too
Go back and read some of our replies. We don't have an issue debating the placement of DS students....it is your tact and coldness that is more of an issue.
How would you feel if you wanted to participate in a hearing classroom for advanced students, and everyone in the classroom said "Get this stupid deaf kid out of here, he is going to slow us down!!...he is going to embarrass us with his funny speech!!!"?
If you want respect, you have to treat others with respect first.