I think the point Deri was making was that mainstreaming shouldn't be the
"be all, and end all" for educating kids with disabilitites.
There are always trade offs--maybe your friends participated in other areas
of education that you did not get--it's usually a matter of emphasis.
Laura

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> From: asdis jenna astradsdottir <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: SPED Thread
> Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 10:45 AM
>
> hi list.
> All my life I have been in regular schools because my parents made the
> right choice for me. I don't agree with Deri that Special Ed. schools are
> good because my friends who went to SPED school don't know things about
> real life or cannot be independent in their decisions about their life.
> It's sad.
> Asdis.