They all think they know gifted, that their experience is applicable to him, and that he could be like all the rest of us if only I stopped treating him like he was different.
Isn't this mentality the case with our school boards, too? Seen one gifted child, seen them all? The parents clearly "made" the child's "problems".
It's maddening.
I talk LD everywhere I go, long and loud and matter-of-factly. And I hope that just maybe, possibly, perhaps, a few more kids will learn that they are perfectly capable of learning, if only they are taught the way they learn.
Good for you! (You're wonderfully quotable today.)
For all our country's pomp and circumstance around tolerance, our educators are some of the least informed, most intolerant participants in the 2E discussion. The impetus for reform will have to come from within the 2E community, and I'm delighted you're using your voice to support the needs of those who can't fight for themselves. Much respect.
