Comments on: Are you a SpEd?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:55:36 +0000

I hate this. I remember when I was a kid. The other kids had to go to resource, and they were called the resource kids. It left a bad mark on them for the rest of us kids. Let’s change this!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:22:58 +0000

I agree with Anonymous; I think it would make a big difference if all the children attend this class atleast once. I really feel that after one visit they would want to go more =)

I was in “Resource Class” (That’s what we call it in Utah), for English, just had a hard time staying up with my class and now both of my boys are in the same class for the same thing.

I would just like to say that it is much different now then when I was a child. There is a new program for education called, “Leave no one behind” (Something like that), so there is a very large amount of kids that attend the resource class in every grade and no more teasing. When I was a child; if you had to leave the class for special help, then you were special.

I really enjoyed your blog and agree that SpEd is very disrespectful. Thank you for the post!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:11:55 +0000

I have a son who has a speech impediment. I took him to speech Therapy for 3 years, and then when he got to elementary school, they put him a special “speech” class. There were kids who made fun of him. I don’t think they understand that there are many reasons to be in a “special” class, it’s not right to make fun of anyone period, but myabe the school should educate the other classes as to what the “special” class is for, and make each kid attend one session – They need to stop making fun!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:25:38 +0000

Funny, I hadn’t heard this word till now. Max has been in a private school since he aged out of Early Intervention at 3, so he’s never been in a special ed program. I don’t like SpEd, either. Sounds deragatory. I once did a post that got a lot of comments on my blog about what people call their kids, here it is, in case you never saw it. http://lovethatmax.blogspot.com/2008/12/labels-special-needs-vs-disabled-vs.html

By: Ally In Wonderland

Ally In Wonderland — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:51:42 +0000

Wow, you know, I work really hard to be as non-offensive as possible and I honestly never thought about this. I apologize for all the s-words on my blog.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:57:20 +0000

Thanks Mom…

By: MeghatronsMom

MeghatronsMom — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:18:06 +0000

Thank you so much for this post! It is great! ITA about the “sped” word. Maybe that is also how I need to approach MM’s school stuff. She really does need more learning support & not necessarily special education, just as you did. To know that you made it through “to the other side” and survived special education gives me hope.

I will need to check out the urban dictionary. I don’t believe I have ever heard of it.

Thanks for the encouraging comments & Thanks for the mention as well!