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Special Ed

            Before Congress passed the education for All Handicapped Children Act "Now known as the Individual With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) nearly half of the nation's approximately four million children with disabilities were not receiving a public education. Of the children who were being educated in public schools, many were relegated to a ghetto-like existence in isolated, often run-down classrooms located in the least desirable places within the school building, or sent to entirely separates facilities. IDEA's substantive rights and procedural protections have produced significant and measurable outcomes for students with disabilities: their graduation rate has increased dramatically, and the number of these students who go to college has almost tripled since 1978 (through it is still quite low).
             Minority children with disabilities all too often experience inadequate services, low-quality curriculum and instruction, and unnecessary isolation from their nondisabled peers. Moreover, inappropriate practices in both general and special education classrooms have resulted in overrepresentation, misclassification, and hardship for minority students, particularly black children.
             Since the early 1970s, national surveys by the U.S. Department of Education have revealed persistent overrepresentation of minority children in certain disability categories. The most pronounced disparities then were black children who, while only 16% of the total school enrollment, represented 38% of the students in classes for the educationally mentally retarded. After more than twenty years, black children constitute 17% of the total enrollment and 33% of those labeled mentally retarded-only marginal improvement. During the same period, however, disproportionality in the area of emotional disturbance (ED) and the rate of identification for both ED and specific learning disabilities (SLD) grew significantly for blacks.


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1. Why I Want to be a Special Education Major

Not only in the classroom but also at the Special Olympics. I have been a volunteer at the Special Olympics for almost nine years. ... For the first time in the many times I have been to her school, I actually realized what it takes to be a Special Ed. teacher. As a Special Ed. teacher I would be a strong influence on the students, yet very understanding. ... I think I possess the qualities that make a good Special Ed. teacher and I hope to get into the major. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

2. Inside the Complex Brain of Ed Gein

Then suddenly, Ed's entire family died off ( first his father, then his brother (in a mysterious accident that was later believed caused by Ed himself), and then his mother (who suffered a series of strokes)) (Case File- Ed Gein). Ed then ran the family's 160-acre farm by himself. ... Ed Gein's indecisiveness and dependence followed him throughout his life and played a key role in the onset of his madness and deranged behavior (Ed Gein). ... Ed Gein started to become obsessed with his mother when she was alive (Case File- Ed Gein). ... This special type of hallucination that Ed ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. NYS Gets Rid of IEP Diplomas for Special Education

The skills credential will only be offered to students with the uttermost level of special needs (students with poor language skills and no ability to write or take a test), which is criteria that only fits about one percent of students currently in special education. ... It has yet to be released to the public how the state plans to enable schools to catch a majority of special ed. students up to speed with their non-disabled peers, but unfortunately the chances of this change transitioning smoothly are slim. ... At the same time, the stress brought upon special educators is already immense...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

4. Career interview

Ed. Psychology, Certifications: K-12 Special Ed. ... Special Education Teacher V. Special Education Coordinator Q: Describe your current job as a S/E coordinator? A: Responsibilities include coming up with the curriculum for the special Ed department, overseeing each case manager and the assistants in the department, all special Ed testing, being a liaison for the entire school. ...

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5. Ed Gein

For my Psychology portfolio I chose to present the movie Ed Gein. ... Ed Gein, a reclusive farmer who was convicted for necrophila, cannibalism, and murder is a unique story. ... Ed ran the family's 160-acre farm by himself. ... Ed Gein started to become obsessed with his mother when she was alive. ... This special type of hallucination that Ed Gein was experiencing is most common in psychological disorder, schizophrenia. ...

  • Word Count: 2065
  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

6. History of Film & Appreciation of Film, Ed Wood

In 1980, Ed Wood was named the "Worst Director of all Time- virtually assures that people will remember the name "Ed Wood-. ... An example, Ed Wood tells people that he has "special qualifications,"" in order to get his foot in the door to people in the movie industry. ... Ed Wood shoots the movie on a low budget, with Ed Wood being Glen and Dolores being Glenda. After Ed Wood finishes the movie he begins to throw a party for the cast and crewmembers and Ed Wood gets the idea to dress up as a belly dancer. ... Ed Wood has carefully reveals each one of these parts to us. ...

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7. Economic

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  • Has Bibliography
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8. Elizabeth Smart- Runaway or Kidnapped?

Let's not forget the reward money and the political aspirations of her father, Ed Smart. ... One might ask, "What is so special about this little girl that would garner so much publicity?" ... This eludes to the question, "Was this whole thing staged so that Ed could realize political power and maybe cover-up the fact that his teenage daughter ranaway from their "safe" home?" ... I think that we will see Ed Smart in the future, running for political office and using this "tragedy" to help get support. ... War heros, movie stars, and media subjects become important, so it shouldn't ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

9. Special Ed

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  • Grade Level: High School

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