Day 5: 7-21-10

Mr. McCraw had a student who was integrated into the general education classroom after they had exhibited appropriate behaviors in the special classroom. The said it always took a long time before his kids were integrated and they never made the choice in haste, it was well thought out. Many times his students were sent to a general education classroom with the assistance of an associate, or paraprofessional, depending on the behavior type or disorder they have.
It was always inevitable, however, that his students, with this one step forward into general education, would take a big step backwards and have a blow-up in the general class. Let's face it, when his kid's blow, it can be big. They aren't in a classroom for behavior problems for no reason and Mr.McCraw agree with me.
The teacher said that it happened every time one of his students was integrated into general education. It had nothing to do with them not being ready behavior-wise, it had to do with stress and being out of their comfort zone: my classroom. Usually after the one big blow-up, his students did pretty well behaviorally and earned more general education classes. Every once in awhile, he would have a student who they thought was ready and just wasn't. He would return to my class again instead of being integrated.
Children deserve an education free from interruptions or explosions from other students. They think it was a great thing that these special education students were getting a chance to get back to the free and least-restrictive education they were entitled to. I am betting the majority of the parents leaned more towards thinking that their general education student shouldn't have to have his education interrupted because of a student who is in special education.
Parents don’t want their child place into the special education classroom. The parents want them to hurry up with resolving the issue to move back into the general classroom setting. Parents should realize that their a reason why their child is place into a special education classroom. They need special attention that they cant get from a general classroom.
I believe that the student that was place back into the general education classroom is going to do well. The few days I been here his behavior was pretty good as a normal child in his age group. He was very respectable towards others, the teacher and I. He was excelling in his work due to he knew how to maintain his behavior and follow instructions set by his teacher.