Should My Wordless Kid Go to School with Your Normal Child?
I have a problem with mainstreaming when it isn’t in the best thing for the kid with special needs.
There’s a boy that’s been with my daughter since kindergarten. He’s Selectively Mute meaning he won’t speak to anyone except for his parents and a couple of kids.
He has had a full-time aide for 6 years that he has been in school. He leaves the class once a day for special therapy. If there is an issue where he absolutely needs to communicate, they grab one of his friends from another class to speak for him.
The kid is in the exact same shape he was in when he started school 6 years ago. I don’t know if a special school would help him. However, I know that mainstreaming isn’t doing anything for him.
The $25,000 a year for the aide would be better spent on something else.
As far as my “normal” child goes, I think it’s fabulous that she sees different kids. It’s been nothing but great for her to see differences in people.
