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From: Julie.More@p2.f223.n163.z1.fidonet.org (Julie More)
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Subject: Re: your msg
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Date: 12 Mar 91 05:14:42 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

In a message of <20 Feb 91 06:44:06>, James Womack (1:300/14) writes:

 >Anne and I will probably never agree, yet the funny thing is, I am not
 >anti-mainstreaming. I am against the way it is handled. I have seen it
 >work when used as I described it to Jay some ime back. It is this drag
 >the "defects" out and lump into the mainstream ( and consequently
 >, watch most of them drown) philosophy that I abhor so much.

I don't have a child with hearing problem, my son has cerebral
palsy along with other problems like cataracts, etc.  I felt I had
to comment on your message about mainstreaming, since over the
years we had this problem with Rob too.  I found that mainstreaming
depends on the child.  It also depends on what the child's needs
are at that perticular time.  We found we had to reassess Rob every
year to determine whether mainstreaming is the best for him at that
point.  We found mainstreaming was good for him when he was
younger, but during the last year we had to move him to a special
school for learning disabled kids.  He is much happier there, and
is learning way more than he did in his old school.  We still
mainstream him in after school activities.  He plays hockey with
his peers, is in Sunday school, and in the summer is in regular day
camps.

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