Student disability
Many students with a disability have succeeded in my classes with positive results. Example: I had a severely visually impaired student in a graphic design class. With extra time, he did just as well as the rest of the class.
STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES CAN TEACH US ALL SOMETHING. IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE A GOAL STRONG ENOUGH, NOTHING WILL STAND IN YOUR WAY!
Also how do we know a student has a disability and not taking the easy way out. For example one of the universities where I work, students are giving an extra 1 to 2 hours to finish their exams. Now I had a student come up to me after her exam in tears saying that she was diagnosed with dysleixa and that there was another student in her class who was getting just as much extra time as her as she was saying she had a disability as well but it did not call for her to prove it. What can be done in those cases so that people with Disabilities get the proper treatment.
How do you get a student to admit they have a disability?
I agree with you 110%!
Just like most people, that little bit of support goes a long way.
Hmmm. I certainly appreciate the positive, optimistic tone that your comment exhibits, Don; I know the student to whom you are referring, and certainly his hard work and perseverance are an inspiration. His work was of surprisingly high quality.
But in this comment, as well as in the module's materials, there is, I think, a certain confirmation bias; we tout the success stories, the students who, through self-awareness, diligence, and carefully implemented accommodations, have risen above their learning disabilities and succeeded.
Indeed, the module states that students with leaning disabilities are of average or higher intelligence. Really? I know this will be an unpopular discussion point in this very positive environment we're working in here, but I'd like to see a citation for this one, as I gotta think that there are just as many learning disabled students who are or lower-than-average intelligence.
I would further argue that for every one of these "students with learning disabilities triumphing in the face of adversity" there are several who have not succeeded and who, too daunted by the challenges before them, have dropped out.
How do we get to them before this point? Or should we, even?
I agree that students with diasbilities that are being assisted and accomodated properly will excel in their field on learning, it's just a matter of time.
