Teach Effectively!

Over on Mentor Matters, Mrs. Ris provided an excellent example of how the continuum of services has been thinned to the point that it cannot accommodate children. She has been documenting the situation with siblings who have emotional and behavioral problems—one who has been identified and the other who soon may be—and her school administrator’s efforts to meet these children’s needs…sorta.

In Mrs. Ris’ entry for 6 October, she provides editorial comments on the need for and absence of services in general education classrooms and elsewhere along the continuum of alternative placements.

The full continuum of services envisioned by the crafters of the original spec ed law is just not out there. Counties just say, “We don’t have that here, so the child has to receive services in a less than desired setting.” To my mind, this borders on the criminal. It’s definitely unethical.

Here! Here!

Link to Mrs. Ris’ entry on Mentor Matters. (Search for previous entries referring to her on this blog and over on EBDBlog.)