Special Education
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Georgia’s School-Prison for Black Boys
“Today, students of color in the United States are nearly three times more likely than white children to be labelled cognitively impaired. When Latoya walked into Seth’s first special-education classroom, she said, “I did not see one white child. All I saw was black boys.” “School,” one student said, “is like prison where I am… Continue reading
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Learning Disabled: A Manmade Disease
One of the duties I perform almost daily, about 2-3 times a week (it used to be 5), is that I provide tutorial services to children, primarily in the area of literacy—reading, writing, and vocabulary. I have also Home Schooled children for three years prior to my tutorial services, who ranged anywhere from Kindergarten to… Continue reading
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