Sun-Beams is a collection of links to stories, articles, photos, or videos I have come across that I believe will inspire, inform, or encourage you, as well as my favorite photo posted on my other blog, Violet Film, from the past week.
After Failing Math, Student Alleges Disability Discrimination – Presented without comment. Please share your thoughts.
In graveyards of Minnesota institutions, names replace numbers – Not nearly enough, but it’s something, and I’m thankful.
Why Autism Speaks Doesn’t Speak For Me – I’ve heard rumblings against the organization for awhile; looks like the pot has now boiled over.
Farmington boy with cerebral palsy wins first-ever wrestling match – Want to know what true inclusion looks like? Here it is. It may not be possible in every case, but I’m glad to see it encouraged in this one.
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Is there even such a thing as a math disability? I notice it was listed last, kinda like if everything else didn’t convince you, we’ll throw this in as well.
They said they are offering her aide, one more try maybe?
I have no idea – that’s why I didn’t comment. 🙂 I had a friend when I was younger who, when she took the ACT, made a 1 on the math portion the first time she took it (you can’t make a zero, or at least you couldn’t back in the 80s and I’m assuming it’s the same way now). She went on to major in early childhood education and became a teacher and best I can tell, never required special accommodations and did just fine. I wonder – if she had born a couple of decades later – if we’d be reading a story about her.
I work at a college, and anyone with a verified disability has plenty of access to help and accommodations. A student like this in one of my classes would have access to a 1-on-1 tutor, extra time for tests and other major projects, note takers, etc. Most teachers are very helpful. I am assuming (as the article wasn’t very clear on this) that she went into this major knowing what the requirements were, and that she should have prepared herself for these challenges. I have students who success despite many issues/disabilities, provided they plan ahead and work hard. If she actually has dyscalculia or something similar, this should have been noted even before she enter college, and her advisers would have been working with her from day 1 on it. So I think, unless there’s a lot more to the story, that the college is in the right here.
Thanks for the insight!