I became a special education teacher because of my being labeled mentally retarded by my school in the third grade. If not for my mother’s determination to get me all the help I needed i don’t know where I would be today. My issue wasn’t an intellectual defect, but rather a deficiency in the teaching that I had received up until I was evaluated for special education. After a full year of “academic” supports and remediation I was caught up. From being learning disabled I was place into a gifted and talented education program. To many black and brown boys, girls as well, are victimized by poor and biased evaluations for special education. Like you should do with your health when you get unsettling news you should always get a second opinion!

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