Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Well, that's convincing
Frank Bien and Bill Bivins defend the wasting of government resources for their useless children:
As fathers of mentally and physically disabled daughters who attend San Francisco public schools, we are grateful for these protections every day. Thanks to the teachers and paraprofessionals who work in our schools, our children are learning and making friends. But does our kids' presence in the classroom detract from the education of all the "normal" kids?
Actually, it enhances it. Teachers and parents tell us how much our daughters enrich the experience of all kids, and research shows that successful inclusion of special-ed students has a positive impact on the education of all children.
That would be interesting research to see, but does the idea that "Teachers and parents tell us" such really seem all that convincing? What would they say if it wasn't true? "Your retarded children suck! Get them out of our schools!" Yeah, probably not.
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