Civics Lesson
The Life That Chose Me writes to his members of Congress urging changes to NCLB’s requirements for special ed students, with this specific and compelling anecdote:
Personally, I feel like a criminal when having my students with profound disabilities go through the new alternate assessment. Why on earth would anyone demand and expect that an 18 year old with an I.Q. of 7 go through an assessment of American Literature, American History, Algebra, Geometry and Biology or Physical Science? Why are students who can not speak, can not feed themselves or who wear diapers forced to prove performance to grade-level standards? It is not fair to these students and does a disservice to those who do get a regular diploma. What kind of world class educational system shows equal proficiency between someone with and I.Q. of 7 and someone with an I.Q. of 107?
The result of his activism? This response.
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