Expectations and Reality. Life is quite a complicated phenomenon. And twice as much if you are an elementary school teacher in Israel. I do not mean to complain but let me explain my circumstance. Although my school has a Special Ed class almost in every grade, there are a lot of children who would easily fall into the category but for some reasons they ended up in a regular class. The reasons are various: after talking to homeroom teachers and the school counselor they started taking shape in my head. There are some kids who were diagnosed but their parents begged the principal to keep them in regular classes. There are kids who haven't been diagnosed yet, which probably suggests their parents couldn't care less. There are kids who are on the spectrum but, as the counselor puts it, the school prefers to have them blended in and give them the feeling of being accepted and educated as all the other kids are. An approach full of humanity and consideration at first glance; ...
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