Can you help me with resources for a sensitivity awareness program? Thanks!!!

[JennyW]

Hi. I've developed a movie to portray the feelings of the special child. (Though every special education teacher is already aware and sensitive to the feelings of a special child, we can all use a bit of inspiration!) My dream is to develop a sensitivity awareness program to go along with the movie, and run it in mainstream classrooms, to open up the minds and hearts of children to the feelings of special children. Sensitive, understanding children become sensitive, understanding adults!

Can anyone help me with ideas for resources for my project, or ideas about what you would like mainstreamed children to learn and understand about children with special needs? Thank you so much!!!! Feedback would also be very much appreciated.

http://parentingwithpleasure.com/who-am-i/

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

how about you quit loading us down with politically correct BS and let us actually teach math, science, english and social studies. You may only have 5 kids per class, but we have 30 and taking time out for nothing more than 'feel good' movies, :rolleyes: , forgive me if I balk.

[Mr. H]

HA HA, somehow I KNEW you'd post to this.. I don't think anyone would turn to you for advice on sensitivity training. :D

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

haha, yeah, you don't have to try hard to bait me into responding in this forum. :p I definately have some strong feelings about ESE education since I have both mental and physical scars to remind me of my time in Hell.

I told my principal the year I transferred up here that he will never hear me complain about any problems for at least 3 years as that was the time I served in gansta paradise at my first job. I likened it to Moses having to wander the desert for 40 years (to atone for the 40 years he lived in the paradise of Egypt). I just told people I got my desert years out of the way first.

[JennyW]

Please! I would hope a forum on special ed would attract people with a bit more sensitivity towards the special needs child. If anyone can help me with my project, I would appreciate it. Education is not just about math and science; it's about life. Education prepares us for a successful, accomplished life. What is success if not happiness? I cannot believe that a self-centered, unfeeling human can also be happy, no matter how educated he or she is. You, for example, do not sound very happy. Imagine, Mr. Chocolate, if someone would have taught you sensitivity awareness when you were in school! Thank you for reaffirming me conviction that this is an extremely necessary project!

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

well, like I said, my hand is scarred up pretty good thanks to being sensitive to a special needs child.

Here's my definition of what a 'special needs child' is and what a special needs child IS NOT... as there is some confusion when I type my opinion on this and other threads...

Special needs child is...
-physical handicapped.
-mentally challenged (autistic, downs syndrome)

Special needs child IS NOT...
-any kid whose behavior is so bad they affect both themselves and/or others around them.

I do not care what you preach to me from your classroom with 5 kids, EVERY KID not in the mentally challenged category I listed above has the ability to control their behavior. Labeling them ADHD/ADD is Bullshat and allows enabling by the parents and kid. Drugging them with placebo pills, to me, is borderline negligent on the parent's part.

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I have a question to pose: What is the numerical difference (on an IQ test) between a child with an IQ in the 70's who is applying themselves on the IQ test and a child with a normal IQ who is putting forth no effort?

I ask this because I have noticed that there is a correlation between kids in SPED with 70's IQ and parents who do not have working phone numbers.

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

I have a question to pose: What is the numerical difference (on an IQ test) between a child with an IQ in the 70's who is applying themselves on the IQ test and a child with a normal IQ who is putting forth no effort?

I ask this because I have noticed that there is a correlation between kids in SPED with 70's IQ and parents who do not have working phone numbers.

interesting how that works, isn't it?

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[QUOTE=JennyW;21656 My dream is to develop a sensitivity awareness program to go along with the movie, and run it in mainstream classrooms, to open up the minds and hearts of children to the feelings of special children. Sensitive, understanding children become sensitive, understanding adults![/QUOTE]






The hearts and minds of the regular ed. children are already open. In my classroom I have noticed that the few hard working SPED kids usually socialize with the hard working regular ed. kids.

The rest of the SPED kids socialize with the regular ed. slackers.

Most regular ed. kids have a grip on who is actually working with everything they have to earn those C's & B's. This small handfull of SPED kids usually earns the respect of the rest of the children. The kids who have low-self-esteem/rejected from the group are the ones that can't be bothered to try.