Discussion Board
Read the information found on the following links and answer the discussion questions below.
Watch: Timeline of Special Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj2dBLi7zvQ
Read: Trends in Special Education https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/special-education-definition-statistics-and-trends/2019/12
Read: Special Education is not a Place https://wapave.org/special-education-is-a-service-not-a-place/
Read: What’s so special about “special” education? https://greatschoolvoices.org/2016/06/whats-so-special-about-special-education/
Discussion Questions:
Based off of the information that you have read this week reflect on the following topics in the discussion board:
• What did you already know (or thought you knew) about special education,
• What surprised you from the information you read this week,
• In your opinion, or from your personal perspective, what are the big issues in special ed and/or what needs to be taken into consideration or changed?
• What do you want to know about special education this semester?
