From disability to possibility : the power of inclusive classrooms
Schwarz, Patrick2006
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Review: "Three decades after landmark special education legislation promised a better learning experience for students, special education is still just that - a promise. In America we have earned a failing grade in educating diverse learners, as evidenced by their overwhelming underemployment or joblessness after graduation. We can do better by adopting a new model - one that honors varied teaching and learning styles, transforming disability into possibility. Only then can we finally fulfill the promise of special education." "From Disability to Possibility leads the way, presenting the specific kinds of teaching, classroom practices, and support approaches that will make this new model of possibility a reality. Drawing on the stories of learners, both with and without disabilities, as well as families and teachers, Patrick Schwarz shows you not only why many current special education frameworks don't work, but also how they damage children, often for life. Then he demonstrates how possibility studies offers a meaningful, practical, and doable alternative to traditional special education practices both during the school years and after." "Ideal for general educators, special educators, administrators, educational leaders, related service professionals, paraeducators and self-advocates, From Disability to Possibility illustrates, through stories of struggle and success, how creative, conscientious teachers can work with everyone involved in a student's learning to make special education work."--BOOK JACKET.
Main title:
From disability to possibility : the power of inclusive classrooms / by Patrick Schwarz.
Author:
Imprint:
Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2006.
Collation:
90 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Diversity is good -- Special education is a service, not a sentence -- No double standards -- A general education shouldn't need to be earned -- Inclusion may not be easier, but it's better -- The dignity of risk applies to all people -- Parents: the gold standard -- Get rid of labels -- Make education real -- Disability is normal.
ISBN:
9780325009933 (paperback)
Dewey class:
371.9046
Language:
English
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BRN:
340859
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | NADO Collection | 371.9046 FRO | Available |