Once your kid was entered into special education, have you found that they never get out of it?

Question

Every year, they come up a different speech problem that they want to work on for the year. The next year, he always makes adequate progress in that area but they always "discover" a new speech problem a couple of weeks before his yearly review. Now, they claim he can't say "v" words although he says them perfectly fine at home and they've never noticed it in 4 years of speech therapy. Also, he supposedly has a problem with his "s" cluster words. He says them fine for me until I get out his speech homework. He starts to say them right, then "corrects" himself and it changes to a "lateral distortion lisp". He claims that is how his speech therapist is teaching him.
My mother has a theory that once they have you in special ed, they try to keep you there because of the additional funding they receive. Has anyone else experienced something similar?

I did finally tell them to shove it. I've always thought that in years past but since they always have such a great argument, I agree to another year. They only give him 20 minutes a week in speech and that is spent with a group of 5 other children. It's obvious that little amount of time doesn't help anything. I'm convinced that his speech problems have just been resolved by him growing up. No one except the speech therapists and other teachers have ever thought he had speech problems.

Answer 1

I was placed in special education over 35 years ago when I was in school, and I stayed there for each year of high school and it never helped me to get better, and it was more of a waste of time than anything...

I also saw a friend of mine in the last 5 years spend all her time in special education, and it didn't help her either...
She still can't spell correctly...

Answer 2

Yes, my son. He is an active four year old boy, and in pre school a twisted teacher recommended a test. I was not aware that kids who like to play and run around, have a disorder. I agreed to the testing, and he passed above national average. He knew all the colors, letters in the alphabet, counting to a hundred, everything that was required he passed. Get this, everything he learned I taught him at home, because his teacher was " unable to get his attention". After the tests, she told me that he has another problem, that when he is playing he does not realize danger, he bumps and jumps from dangerous places, and she was concerned his brain might not function enough to tell him of trouble. After that, I snapped I just looked right at her and said, he is four you moron, ofcourse he doesnt realize danger, if he did why would I be paying you to watch him while I am at work, by what your saying other parents have nothing to worry about, and their children are perfectly fine being left unattended, seeing how they recognize danger right from the first second. I filed a complaint with the head, and pulled my son out of that place. Later I found out, that stays on his permanent record. And your right, the teachers do recieve extra funding for these programs, especially those assigned to each student. Pull him out, let him be a kid, and dont make them think your kid needs help. Take him to a personal tutor, have him examined and ask for all the files they have. Tell them you want to present them to a qualified professional who is trained, in these matters. But whatever you do, dont let them work you. Now my son, is in kindergarten, a good student, an active listener and working on spelling. You know your child better than anyone, dont be affraid of them and stand up for yourself. Because I know how they can make you feel like a lousy parent who doesnt give a crap about her kid.

Answer 3

He may have had the problems the whole time but the special ed teacher can only put so many goals into the list of goals in the (IEP) even if he has more issues. The teachers focus on the prominent goals at the moment. Many children speak better in a comfortable environment ie: home. At school there is more pressure on the kids and they may not perform as well. They don't get significantly more money for your kid to stay in the program as an incentive to them. The teacher doesn't get any more money for retaining the student. Some students do get out of special ed but they have to perform at a "normal" level.

Answer 4

I think your mom has a valid point if it's a state-funded program and you are not paying them any money. Also, since he is in special ed they are looking for problems to fix.
My brother was labeled as special ed and it really hurt his self esteem and he pretty much gave up on school because he thought he was stupid. I convinced my mom to take him to some special tutoring at a place like Sylvan and it really gave him his confidence back and he learned to tell when teachers were "picking" on him because of his label.
If the only problem he has is with speech you should pay for private lessons and put him back in regualr classes.

Answer 5

I know it's frustrating to have goals in S/L and SpecEd change every year. Every three years a student is evaluated for services, and then every year you meet to review the IEP (Individual Education Plan) plan, in order to keep it current with where the student is.

IEP's focus on specific goals for the year. If you focus on every need all at once, it's very difficult to make progress on the goals. It becomes overwhelming. Being part of S/L and SpecEd means working through a process, not seeing one problem, fixing it, and "getting the heck out of Dodge". You may not be seeing the same issues the teachers are, because you both see your son in different settings - you, at home and at play, and the teachers, in a learning and academic setting. Different skills are needed for different settings.

If you are concerned about your son still qualifying for services, please ask the professional who is responsible for his services to show you HOW and WHY he qualifies. I can assure you that it's NOT about receiving more money from the state, etc. Most school districts in this country are struggling beyond belief trying to pay for services for these students. Teachers and professionals routinely spend money out of their own pockets to purchase materials for students - easily hundreds a year for a single teacher, without reimbursement. The government is responsible for funding the majority of these services; however, they haven't been meeting their obligations for many years. The government is only paying a small fraction of what they are supposed to be paying.

If you truly believe that your child no longer qualifies for services, then talk to the S/L or SpecEd teacher. There is so much paperwork to do for each student, that stress levels are very high for these teachers. At times, it is not only a joy to dismiss a student from services, it is a relief to the teacher, because they have less work to do. Believe me, no teacher wants to increase their caseload! It's exhausting.

Answer 6

Schools do recieve special funding for each child with special needs.....My daughter was recently diagnosed with ADD I refused to put her in classes where they cut her workload because I'm afraid she will become accustomed to being coddled and expect it through out her life....I don't want her to use it as an excuse the rest of her life .....I want her to learn how to overcome it or work around it....by the way she is doing fine in regular classes ...she is a A,B student...As for your mothers theory she is exactly right and you will have to fight to have him moved back into regular classes....they will fight you tooth and nail.....another scam parents aren't onto is the no child left behind act....if they fail a student they lose money....if your child is geniunely in need of repeating a grade your in for a fight there as well....

Answer 7

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