Ahhh, School Work
So, just because I know you all wonder what the heck it is i'm doing when I'm whining about papers, I figured I'd let you have the privelege of reading one. Yes, really. Students with profound disabilities is a passion of mine--I find that the avenues that SHOULD provide them hope are often unreliable, unrealistic...
...or simply not there. So my interest extends beyond what is. Someday I want to really get in to the field, and create some hope. I mean, who the hell decided that because you are profoundly hadicapped, whether mentally, physically, or both, that you just want to sit around all day and do nothing? Who decided that profound handicap impairs you from wanting any choice? From even realizing you CAN have choice? I've worked enough with persons with profound handicaps to know that they are HIGHLY underestimated.
And that more programs need to be provided for them to give them options for the future.
Thus the reason for this paper.
...or simply not there. So my interest extends beyond what is. Someday I want to really get in to the field, and create some hope. I mean, who the hell decided that because you are profoundly hadicapped, whether mentally, physically, or both, that you just want to sit around all day and do nothing? Who decided that profound handicap impairs you from wanting any choice? From even realizing you CAN have choice? I've worked enough with persons with profound handicaps to know that they are HIGHLY underestimated.
And that more programs need to be provided for them to give them options for the future.
Thus the reason for this paper.
posted by StargazerGirl at 12:45 PM
3 Comments:
'course they are underestimated..but then again, so are able-bodied people who are labelled negatively by so-called social elites...
One thing you don't discuss in depth but I'd like to learn more about (perhaps a future paper?) is the effect of preference on job success and life quality. I would assume that students who can adequately express their desires - on their own or through caregivers and programs - have a much higher rate of job success AND quality of life. If they're dissatisfied and unable to communicate it, it'll show in other, more physical ways. Or at least that's what I assume. You're the expert here, not me.
Also of interest to me ... whether the frustration of underestimation leads to the same negative effects, physically and emotionally. As you know, people tend to grow into their labels instead of overcoming them.
The editor-switch (which I can't turn off) noticed a few typos. Have you already turned it in, or do you want me to revise?
Kate, all of the things you are wondering about are not even researched enough in the education realm enough to give answer to. Most of us who are strong advocates firmly believe that students who are given preference (and adequately directed to a postschool outcome of their preference as well) are going to be more successful. Underestimation is a killer; we all know that if no one believes in you, then you'll be less inclined to do anything about it.
Typos?!? What typos???!!! I've run spellchecker and read through, but maybe I missed something... *worries*
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