Hi Vicki here,

I had an interesting conversation with a friend last week about whether or not we should label children with special needs which is the topic of this weeks article. In fact the conversation extended beyond that into the realms of - Should we really be labelling anyone? How does labelling any child influence their future?

Should we be Labelling Children with Special Education Needs?
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8691.asp

We’ve all been labelled at some point in our lives. So what labels have you been given when you were younger and how does it affect you now?
I’d love to hear from you either via email or through the forum. This is definitely a hot topic for me!

In the news:

The Children’s Parliamentary Minister in the UK has stated that she believes that parents should be given more choice when deciding which school their child with special needs attends. Sarah Teather has stated that she wants to “completely overhaul and streamline assessments”.

I really hope Ms Teather follows through on this, otherwise we’ll have many more casualties, (children, parents and teachers) as a result of our struggling special education system.

Please contact me if you have any questions, suggestions for articles or if you just want to get something off your chest!

You can also visit specialeducation.bellaonline.com for even more great content about Special Education.

To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about Special Education located here -
http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=123

Also feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone you think might be interested - parent, carer or educator, The more we can share information, work together and help one another out, the easier life will be for us and the children in our care!

Have a great week!

Vicki

Victoria McCarthy, Special Education Editor
http://specialeducation.bellaonline.com
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