Jane Jarrow

John, I can't argue with you there, John. But experience suggests that sometimes students -- all students -- are only willing to consider making better and different choices when they come to the conclusion ON THEIR OWN that the other avenue is not viable. Saying, "you will never be successful here, so we aren't going to let you try" only gives the student an excuse to keep pushing for the unreasonable. "I could have done it if they would have let me try!" The phrase, "experience is the best teacher" is (unfortunately?) true for bad experience, as well as good… >>>

Amber, You may have noticed that, throughout the text of the class, as much as possible it speaks about "students with disabilities," as opposed to "disabled students." In the early days following the passage of the ADA, there was a lot of talk in the literature about "people first" language -- a STUDENT who is deaf, or a STUDENT with a learning disability. Some criticized the focus as being meaningless and just about being politically correct, but I always felt it was more than that. I always felt that the real issue was (and is!) human dignity. I think it… >>>