What does the term special education mean and what is the impact of cultural diversity on it?

Answer 1

The term special education means that a student needs to be educated in a special way that is different from the norm.

The impact of cultural diversity on special education is that many people don't know that special ed. can mean gifted students as well.They would have to be educated in a special way as well, and it doesn't just mean that a child is "slow".
There are so many different cultures in the U.S.
today, and more immigrants that are learning English. These students might be extremely smart in their own culture, but in ours would be considered slow until they learn our ways of speaking and behavior.