Brittney's FNED 346 Blog

"Jason ponders, "How do we erase those negative attitudes?" in light of the fact that "people without disabilities are Judging us" (Kingsley, 1996,p. 6)." "Though many of us have a certain level of control over who we meet and interact with, none of us can come close to claiming complete control. So we must learn to work with others, and this holds true whether we ultimately are destined to..." Reading this article tugged on my heart a little. First I would like to say that I stand by Kliewer for this piece. My best friends brother is on the spectrum and so is my boyfriends sister. They both started off taking special classes for their disabilities. Granted they both are different ages and have different disabilities, but thinking of it right now they are both integrating into "regular" classes. Im very proud of my best friends brother because he had struggled most of his life and now being a senior in high school is doing...

Fairness of Grouping. In the article "Tracking: Why Schools Need To Take Another Route", Jeannie Oakes talks about the good, the bad, and alternatives of tracking (a.k.a. grouping). Oakes argues that schools need to change the way they teach. She believes that students do not get equal opportunities with tracking.  The practice of tracking does help teachers a lot with targeting all of their students specific needs but there are more unnoticed disadvantages. Her biggest point is how poor and minority students (low ability group students) do not get the same benefits that other, higher ability group students do. Students who are in higher ability groups, have better access to materials and richer school experiences which will lead them to better access to colleges and careers.  "Students in the low-ability classes were likely to have little contact with the knowledge and skills that would allow them to move into higher classes or to be successful if they got there...