Parents intolerant of disabled children being in their own children's classes.

[davidcameron]

Parents now 'less tolerant of disabled children in same class' - Mothers & Babies, Lifestyle - Independent.ie

MORE than one in five people say they would object if a pupil with an intellectual disability or autism was in the same class as their child.

The disturbing statistic marks a growing level of intolerance of these children in the education system.

These parents are setting an atrocious example to their own children. This prejudice was supposed to have been consigned to the dustbin of history. Have they no conscience?

[Tombo]

Parents now 'less tolerant of disabled children in same class' - Mothers & Babies, Lifestyle - Independent.ie


These parents are setting an atrocious example to their own children. This prejudice was supposed to have been consigned to the dustbin of history. Have they no conscience?

With special resources down the education of the whole can deteriorate for the benefit of the one.


I think this is a manifestatio of resource constraints rather than intolerance. The parents are right to be concerned if the education their own child is receiving is deteriorating.

[EUrJokingMeRight]

With special resources down the education of the whole can deteriorate for the benefit of the one.


I think this is a manifestatio of resource constraints rather than intolerance. The parents are right to be concerned if the education their own child is receiving is deteriorating.

Well these parents are not that smart, so it's highly probable that their children are never going to be rocket scientists. I see where they are coming from but take it out on FF/FG/LAB not some poor kid whose support has been withdrawn by government.

These parents are the ones with the intellectual disability by the sounds of it.

[Interista]

TBH, what bothers me is that, in 2012, a newspaper can still have a section entitled 'Mothers and Babies'.

Ugh.

[The Field Marshal]

Parents now 'less tolerant of disabled children in same class' - Mothers & Babies, Lifestyle - Independent.ie




These parents are setting an atrocious example to their own children. This prejudice was supposed to have been consigned to the dustbin of history. Have they no conscience?

Its unfair to place intellectually disabled children with normal children as everybody suffers.

The normal childrens progress is held back while teachers spend extra time with the slow learners.
The slow learners progress is held back because they realise everybody else is ahead of them and they would be better off with their peers.

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[greengoose2]

With special resources down the education of the whole can deteriorate for the benefit of the one.


I think this is a manifestatio of resource constraints rather than intolerance. The parents are right to be concerned if the education their own child is receiving is deteriorating.

Obviously you don't have a school child with special needs. One thing the other children might learn from this is tolerance towards those less well off and an essence of solidarity. Great life skills to develop.

[bokuden]

Its unfair to place intellectually disabled children with normal children as everybody suffers.

The normal childrens progress is held back while teachers spend extra time with the slow learners.
The slow learners progress is held back because they realise everybody else is ahead of them and they would be better off with their peers.

...

What, pray tell, is normal?

[alloverbartheshouting]

Its unfair to place intellectually disabled children with normal children as everybody suffers.

The normal childrens progress is held back while teachers spend extra time with the slow learners.
The slow learners progress is held back because they realise everybody else is ahead of them and they would be better off with their peers.

...

I know I should have more sense than to engage with you on ANY topic, but what is a slow learner? And who are their peers?

You must go down a storm at parties......

[Neutron]

Who does it benefit?

Certainly not the disabled child who will now face the struggle of trying to keep up with their friends and all the emotional problems that will arise when they realise that they are different.

And it wont benefit the able bodies children in the classroom who will have the distraction of the disabled child who will need extra support and could cause a distraction within the classroom setting.

Disabled children should expect to be provided with all the time and attention needed to help them learn and adapt to the best of their ability, they should be provided with the correct tools to meet this. A normal school in most cases will not help them achieve this.

[greengoose2]

This thread, as it develops, will confirm the great Irish attitude; I'M ALL RIGHT JACK.