If Your School Were a Hospital, Would the Patients Be Dead?

by Nancy Carroll on February 7, 2012

As a teacher who has worked in several special education settings since 2004, two major issues stand out. The most pressing matters I have encountered include contention over the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in regard to how it affects students with disabilities, as well as the cumbersome referral process. As part of testing [...]

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Parents are people, too!

by Nancy Carroll on February 1, 2012

What is Special Education? The Historical Rise Beginnings Historians regard Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard as a main forefather in special education. Special education is “specially designed instruction that meets the unusual needs of an exceptional student” (Hallahan, Kauffman & Pullen, 2008). Itard (1775-1838), a French doctor, is most famous for working with Victor, the “Wild Boy of [...]

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