In the 1976 film, Network, a nightly news anchor played by actor Peter Finch, says, “”I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” And while I have no desire to meet the same fate as Mr. Finch’s character and be shot to death for my passionate stance on America’s abysmal special education programs, services and student outcomes… Nor will I be silent.
My reference to Mr. Finch’s decades-famous quote would be comical if not so disturbing, as my rant pertains to the egregious reporting of special education by a large majority of our national and local news media. I am sick and tired of misinformed staff-writers on our large city and national newspaper education beat…Literally, beating up the students with disabilities. On a regular basis, there is another poorly written, inaccurate article about how America’s students with learning disabilities and AD/HD are bringing down their schools’ standardized test scores and ability to make “adequate yearly progress” under the No Child Left Behind.
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There are some polarised views on this. Firstly, Paul Roberts view is valid, but only in a small nubmer of cases, and the real issue with this minority is that they are practically unemployable. As someone else mentioned, those in touch with reality can clearly see that UC as proposed is a non starter, hence a Tory council voting unanimously for it to be administered by LA’s. All the evidence shows that is far more effectively handled at a local level, as were DWP benefits before some bright spark decided that it would be more effective for someone in Cornwall to talk to a call centre in Leicester about their JSA claim.The people who are suffering, and who should be the ones listened to are the people who are in the vast majority, try and do the right thing, and are frankly s**t on.James from Devon, who posted earlier is a typical example, and I have every sympathy.