In a message dated 7/11/2002 2:38:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> Students are reluctant to identify themselves
> as learning disabled...
>
> My first job would be to discover who introduced that word! And what its
> effect on people seeking help is.


>  have known many people in my teaching days who had learning dis-abilities,
> but not one who was disabled by them. People are reluctant to apply labels
> to ourselves, and hopefully people in education would know that.
> Unfortuntely, too many do not.
>
> When someone declines to seek help, perhaps someone needs to advise the
> helper on better ways of communicating.
>
> Harold A. Maio