Angie's Blog

I would like to connect with Raine’s blog #9 post because I think it is very unfair for kids with disabilities to be ignored or put aside because it doesn’t help them learn or be confident in who they are. In Hehir’s reading he mentioned that “In schools like this, students with disabilities learn about their disabilities and learn how to be self-advocates”. Students with disabilities should not be treated any differently unless they need extra help with their work because  if they are left out then the other students around the classroom will treat them differently instead of wanting to engage with them. Some might believe that people with disabilities shouldn’t get a chance to participate because they might think they're slow or can’t speak for themselves, but it’s because they don;t give them the proper help they need to be able to succeed and advocate for themselves. I like that Raine mentioned that ‘ I think this pattern shows a lot about people’s ableism in thinking disabled ...

I would like to connect to olivia's blog post because I agree with her saying that the author mentions how students who get in trouble more are considered as “bad students”, but in reality they are just more expressive and not every student has an easy time focusing for long periods of time. I know many kids are being punished for being forced to always listen to the teacher because they are the adult in the room and if they don’t listen then they get sent to the office or in some sort of time out. I remember in school when we had to read for about an hour and their was this one boy who couldn’t focus on reading so my teacher got sick and tired of dealing with him and sent him to read in another classroom by himself. I never thought much about it until I actually spoke with him and he mentioned how he hated going to another classroom while everyone else got to read together. It made me feel bad because instead of speaking with him and giving him a chance the teacher chose to place ...