Lee,

I have Cp and was also in Special Ed as a kid and I taught Visually/Multi Imapaired K-12 for almost 9 years.  I have a relpy to your request but have not had time to respond...... but I will.

Paige

On Tue, 27 March 2001, "Barber, Kenneth L." wrote:

>
> the way things are today, i'd hate to be a teacher.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bobby Greer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 5:55 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Formal Education - Inclusion
>
>
> Lee,
>
>     Iam 63 and went I 1st went to school there were no special ed. classes.
> My first grade teacher(Mrs. Burke, I stilll remember her name) hugged me
> every day. Did it make me feel good? You bet it did. Did it affect me? I am
> finishing a 33 year career as a teacher. We need more Mrs. Burke's, but
> sadly, today she might be accused of sexual exploitation, or worse!
>
> Bobby
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/26/01 10:04:11 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Is there anything you (a person with c.p.) would have liked your teachers
> to know, to be more sensitive to, or is there anything you would like to say
> to schools in general that could have made your time in school more
> beneficial?  What do you think about, or do you want to comment on the
> growing movement toward inclusion of ALL students into the general ed.
> classroom?  Or you could just make comments or statements regarding c.p. and
> school at any  >>



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