It’s got nothing to do with Special Ed, or the lack thereof. (As I said earlier, Special Ed has problems, but this isn’t one of them; and, no, I don’t believe the BS about budget cuts, or not being able to hire aids, or, oh goshers, we just don’t have the money, either. They’re too lazy to get off their rumps and actually do something.)
I’ve seen teachers be cruel and abusive to perfectly normal, if temporarily annoying kids. And I’ve seen supposedly normal adults get furious with kids for trivial reasons—as if the two of them were on the same level—as if the adult considered the kid his mental and physical equal, and was furious at being “dissed”. But, if you’re the center of your universe, even trivial annoyances must seem Grand Opera huge. And, of course, a kid can’t really retaliate the way an adult might. Easy target.
The problem isn’t the kids. It’s the adults. And it’s the school system.
Esta sounds like a wonderful person.
