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That is a blanket statement and it just isn’t true. There are kids in my kids’ private school that have learning disabilities and our school not only has an on
by briandear 6y ago
That is a blanket statement and it just isn’t true. There are kids in my kids’ private school that have learning disabilities and our school not only has an on staff psychologist but also works with outside consultants to help on the more difficult cases. The school is extremely supportive. And there are plenty of public schools with abysmal special ed. My point is that such blanket statements aren’t true.
- mrkurt 6y agoIt's broadly true. It's not feasible for private schools to provide special ed services. It costs about 3x as much per student than general ed. There is a strong incentive to keep special ed populations small or nonexistent at every private school. Both to save money and improve the overall "success" rate of their students.
- coryrc 6y agoThe other incentive being the general ed students get a better education.
- dalyons 6y agoHow so?
- imtringued 6y agoI don't think so. If you want to meaningfully drag down everyone in class then ask lots of pointless questions about minute details. Keep the conversation going for 5 minutes. Then do this three times per class. If you have 3 people like that in your class then expect to learn nothing. Students with physical disabilities are usually very expensive to accommodate but not stupid or annoying. They might "ruin" their own education but not anyone else's.
- syndacks 6y agoExcept that the blanket statement literally is true: public schools are legally responsible for providing education in the least restrictive way to those with an IEP, while private schools are not.