Part II

 

"Some school districts, like New York City, offered adult classes, special classes for children with disabilities" 

Something I saw that was lacking in School: The Story of American Public Education up until now was the lack of history of special needs kids and even though it was only one sentence, it was nice to see how they were a part of the conversation when developing public schools. A child should not have to be left out due to their disability. The purpose of special education is to enable students to grow to their fullest potential by providing a free appropriate public education designed to fit their unique and special needs. Even though that's the intentions behind special classes, till this day there are many cons to it. Special education lacks integration and due to that students may only learn and interact with peers with special needs, they then won’t be exposed to a wide range of influences. Not to mention special needs programs/schools tend to be much more expensive than other general schools which makes it much more difficult and unfair for both the students and families.