They believed that children who entered school with limited educational experiences were also intellectually limited. The principals were either unaware of these studies or didn t accept the findings because the information didn t fit their prejudices. The authors of this study discovered a disturbing pattern. Many low-income children enter school without the advantages of enrichment at home. Because they aren t adequately prepared when they enter school, many fail.
Expectations are low in most special education classes.
Special education doesn't provide the instruction these children need enrichment and instruction to accelerate literacy. Never the parents . . . We teach far more in school than we should ever have to teach. They learned that solutions to children s learning problems had to be cheap and easy . The principals had two solutions - retention and referral to special education .