AT LAST, SENSE ON 'SPECIAL NEEDS' EPIDEMIC

[Guest]

I dislike that phrase anyway - it sounds patronising and as if the people who use it are treading on eggshells.

Wow what an ill informed comment.

It isn't patronising and highlights that the children need special education to fit them

It is patronising - it's making them out to be more important than anyone else. Why does the education have to be "special"? They can have extra education without it being special.

It is absolutely NOT patronising. To suggest so suggests how little you know on the subject of Special Needs.

Ever been to a Clinical Diagnosis interview? When you have let me know

[Guest]

I dislike that phrase anyway - it sounds patronising and as if the people who use it are treading on eggshells.

Wow what an ill informed comment.

It isn't patronising and highlights that the children need special education to fit them

It is patronising - it's making them out to be more important than anyone else. Why does the education have to be "special"? They can have extra education without it being special.

You don't understand the word special in the context of a unique education plan? FFS stop digging that hole...

Special also means different NOT more importantin the educational context FFS

[Trapper John]

I dislike that phrase anyway - it sounds patronising and as if the people who use it are treading on eggshells.

Wow what an ill informed comment.

It isn't patronising and highlights that the children need special education to fit them

It is patronising - it's making them out to be more important than anyone else. Why does the education have to be "special"? They can have extra education without it being special.

It is absolutely NOT patronising. To suggest so suggests how little you know on the subject of Special Needs.

Ever been to a Clinical Diagnosis interview? When you have let me know

And what was the conclusion they arrived at, after you were diagnosed?

[Guest]

Does 'special needs' include not being able to speak and understand a word of English?...............if it does, surely there is a bottomless pit of money for that

John brought race into a discussion

[Guest]

I dislike that phrase anyway - it sounds patronising and as if the people who use it are treading on eggshells.

Wow what an ill informed comment.

It isn't patronising and highlights that the children need special education to fit them

It is patronising - it's making them out to be more important than anyone else. Why does the education have to be "special"? They can have extra education without it being special.

It is absolutely NOT patronising. To suggest so suggests how little you know on the subject of Special Needs.

Ever been to a Clinical Diagnosis interview? When you have let me know

And what was the conclusion they arrived at, after you were diagnosed?

The correct one. I haven't had a CD interview...

[Raggamuffin]

I dislike that phrase anyway - it sounds patronising and as if the people who use it are treading on eggshells.

Wow what an ill informed comment.

It isn't patronising and highlights that the children need special education to fit them

It is patronising - it's making them out to be more important than anyone else. Why does the education have to be "special"? They can have extra education without it being special.

It is absolutely NOT patronising. To suggest so suggests how little you know on the subject of Special Needs.

Ever been to a Clinical Diagnosis interview? When you have let me know

Log in Punk. You're not supposed to post as a guest.

I don't need to know about it to know that it's a stupid patronising phrase.

[Raggamuffin]

I dislike that phrase anyway - it sounds patronising and as if the people who use it are treading on eggshells.

Wow what an ill informed comment.

It isn't patronising and highlights that the children need special education to fit them

It is patronising - it's making them out to be more important than anyone else. Why does the education have to be "special"? They can have extra education without it being special.

You don't understand the word special in the context of a unique education plan? FFS stop digging that hole...

Special also means different NOT more importantin the educational context FFS

Yes it does - special means more important.

[Raggamuffin]

They could call it "extra requirements" or "different requirements". Anyway, it seems to cover a whole spectrum of problems - all lumped together.

[Big Fat Frosty]

alternative perhaps?

[Trapper John]

Invented?

[Raggamuffin]

Invented?

Have you got your tin hat handy?

[Stooo]

They could call it "extra requirements" or "different requirements". Anyway, it seems to cover a whole spectrum of problems - all lumped together.

What if it's a physical disorder? I have to write the same care plan out every school year that outlines special needs.

[Raggamuffin]

They could call it "extra requirements" or "different requirements". Anyway, it seems to cover a whole spectrum of problems - all lumped together.

What if it's a physical disorder? I have to write the same care plan out every school year that outlines special needs.

It could still be called "extra requirements" couldn't it?

[Stooo]

They could call it "extra requirements" or "different requirements". Anyway, it seems to cover a whole spectrum of problems - all lumped together.

What if it's a physical disorder? I have to write the same care plan out every school year that outlines special needs.

It could still be called "extra requirements" couldn't it?

It ought to be, I don't consider my child to be disabled.

[Raggamuffin]

They could call it "extra requirements" or "different requirements". Anyway, it seems to cover a whole spectrum of problems - all lumped together.

What if it's a physical disorder? I have to write the same care plan out every school year that outlines special needs.

It could still be called "extra requirements" couldn't it?

It ought to be, I don't consider my child to be disabled.

Exactly. There's no need for him to be labelled as "special" either - that's just going to make him feel different.