Bill Hyatt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Deri-
>
> I really caan't speak to the state of Special
> Education schools today but only for my experience of
> them in the late 50's and early 60's.  (just after the
> last ice age I think) During that time they were
> little more than baby sitting service for the parents.
> My fear is that when you create a totally seperate
> system it tends to be a situation of out of sight out
> of mind as far as society goes.
> It doesn't mean that Special Education has to be that
> way but I remain very skeptical about this issue.
> Perhaps it is becuae my family had to fight so hard to
> get me into the public school system.
>
Bill

What you are saying is that there are/were bad Sp Ed school, and
I fully accept that, just as there are bad mainstream schools.

All I am saying is that as a model, non integrated education has
some very good byproducts, particularly in student self
confidence and per capita expenditure, which are conveniently
overlooked by "mainstreamers".

Cheers

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Deri James