Students Left Behind by Remote Learning

Re:Students Left Behind by Remote Learning by nineplay on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @08:03PM (#24645631)

That's certainly what I've seen. Friends were appalled when they moved their kid from private to public and saw how much more support she was getting for her dyslexia in the public school. The private school just wasn't interested in doing much about it.

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Re:Students Left Behind by Remote Learning by humanrebar on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @09:07PM (#24646106)

Public school support is uneven though. Some districts are great. Others are just great at seeming busy with services. Some are just bureaucratic nightmares.

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Re:Students Left Behind by Remote Learning by nineplay on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @09:18PM (#24646192)

The size of public school districts tends to be an advantage when it comes to special ed, IME. A private school isn't going to hire 3 therapists for the one child with autism. Maybe they find someone to come in for a few hours a week at most.

Public school districts can hire full time therapists and send them around to schools as needed. They also have the legal obligations of IEPs and cannot deny services to students without running up against federal law. They tend to have a lot better staff with a lot more training with a lot more hours they can devote to the kids.

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Re:Students Left Behind by Remote Learning by true_religion on Thursday October 01, 2020 @07:29PM (#24657279)

But there are private schools specifically for autistic children where the entire staff, and programme is focused on them.

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