Sean’s Story – A Lesson In Life Essay Example

The teachers who complain about the burden of teaching disabled children maybe merely shirking or are they responsibly concerned that the rest of the class is being deprived of its due attention?

And perhaps Sean has added something to his classmates' education. They tell that they are pleased to have him with them. One girl reports, "Now, when he hits somebody, we say, 'No,' and he stops it."

"Sean's Story" ends on a slightly upbeat note. By the end of the school year, he is easier to manage and seems to be learning some things, although, as he goes into higher grades, the gap between him and most of his classmates is likely to widen. I think that parents of disabled children whose children went into a general classroom should be aware of the gap later in life.

I say give parents a choice whether they want to place their special child into a regular classroom. Sean’s mother fought for him to be included in a regular classroom despite his disabilities. It must be emotionally devastating for a mother to have a special child not considered in a regular classroom with the rest of the children, when your only goal is to ensure your child is acclimated and integrated in to society.

In today’s world there are more and more children coming into the general education classes having a disability. More general education teachers have to take on a bigger responsibility than what they signed up for, but that is part of being a teacher. I feel as long as the teachers collaborate with each other they will be putting the

student’s needs first.

Since the government decided inclusions of the special needs children in a regular classroom, the general education teachers shall be mandated to study how to cope and deal with these children with disabilities. The government perhaps should provide additional training to these teachers. Schools aren’t equipped, teachers are not trained to handle children with such different developmental and learning abilities and aptitudes. Schools may be particularly ready to accommodate special needs children at a slower pace with proper training and equipments, the goal of inclusion would be easily met.

As I watch this video it makes me teary eyed, as devastating as having disabled child can be to parents, particularly when Sean’s mother was told by Ridge School that Sean would never leave Ridge, just like other special children. Dee became even more determined to prove the school was wrong. Dee was more determined and persevered to help her son when everybody else said no. A child with disability like Sean should have a fair shot in life where he can at least try to achieve his greatest potential as a human being, as a son of God.