Let's Rethink Special Education

Over the course of the school year, I've had the pleasure of interacting with an educational consultant named Carol Kinlan who works specifically with children who have reading disorders and executive functioning weaknesses. After she assesses each of our students, we dialogue about the best ways to meet each student's needs through appropriate instruction and emotional care. She recently published an article entitled "Rethinking Special Education in the U.S." through an educational website called The Hechinger Report. As educators on the front lines of schools here in America, we should be aware of the differences between American education and education abroad. It can only strengthen us as we learn from the models of others and use that knowledge to have a positive impact on the children we have the honor of teaching each day. It's our responsibility.