I enjoy reading Jessica Shyu's blog " On the Reservation " online in Teacher Magazine. She is in her second year of teaching in the Teach for America program. She teaches special education to elementary and middle school students on a reservation in New
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According to some teachers and the student involved, a Brooklyn principal is in hot water over a spelling bee. An article on nydailynews.com tells how a special education student was not allowed to participate in a districtwide spelling bee even though
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I just read an interesting article on NYtimes.com about college and vocational offerings for students with cognitive disabilities. You might have to sign up for a free subscription to the NYtimes.com to get the entire article, but it is well worth the
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards is a fictional story about twins born in the 1960's. Dr. David Henry, the father of the twins, is forced to deliver his own babies due to a snow storm. His son is born first and is a healthy baby boy. When the
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