February 21, 2012

Today, I wrote the portion, which describes why the current evaluation process is detrimental to the education process. It means that a student can only receive academic support for having a "disability" and that even then, support may be withheld because the student must undergo a lengthy process to prove what support he will need for that "disability." Additionally, he will be much more rigorously evaluated throughout his academic career than his peers. I know that this effected me negatively, but I still have to figure out what to look for to know how this has effected other students. However, my research has found that evaluating the progress of all studentscan help better ensure their success, and that students without "disabilities" often times are not receiving academic support or an appropriate education. For instance, a student may fall behind in his studies due to a shocking event that occurred like the death of a family member. When the shock has passed, he may find that he is six weeks behind his peers. Yes he could get tutoring, but in many ways, the problem would be beyond that. Therefore, he should have supplementary or modified instruction until he can get caught up, but now for this to happen, he would have to have a disability.