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What really stood out to me was that even back then when special ed was as established, she found a way to help Joel and found a way that worked for him.

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"...some of us learn to read very quickly, and some of us take a little longer, and some of us have very small voices and some of us have very big voices—because we are different, but we are all special..."

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How do you think Joel having a diagnosis would change things in today’s classrooms? Or would it not make a difference?

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What would you have done differently in this teachers shoes? Would you have let him run around the room? What alternatives would we have today?

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I think that the teacher's attitude towards Joel was super important. She allowed her students to see how "different" kids can be integrated into the classroom. Not every general education student learns the same way; so this teacher did not group everyone together. She allowed the student to have what he needed, just as she most likely would have for her other students.

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I also like that she found accommodations for him without him technically having a label. This just goes to show that we can make accommodations for ALL students, regardless of any diagnosis.

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We should allow students to have these accommodations in our own classrooms because it helps them learn.

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"Joel was different in how he worked, but we respected his differences because Mrs. Wright respected them."

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I think once she explained why he was allowed to run would help with him being a distraction to students. They would learn to get used to it as well.

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I think Joel running in circles may have been distracting to other students but I am sure they had grown use to it and with the teachers explanation as to why he did it, they probably drew less attention to it.

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I agree that her explanation helped the students really understand the situation

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Well, remember how we talked about how some of us learn to read very quickly, and some of us take a little longer, and some of us have very small voices and some of us have very big voices—because we are different, but we are all special.

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What are others ways to help integrate Joey into the classroom?

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I think if she had allowed the other students to run around they would have been a distraction to Joel and he couldn’t think at all. He probably would’ve shrunk into a corner and not participated. So, the way she explained it was not only smart thinking on her feet  also was able to respect Joel

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It was brave of her to continue to let Joel have that support and helpful to the other students to see that everyone is different and that manifests in different ways of learning for each student.

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Do you think that allowing Joel to run around would make the other kids want to run around too whether they needed to in order to think better, or just because they're bored?

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She was probably one of few teachers to think this way back then

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"Well, remember how we talked about how some of us learn to read very quickly, and some of us take a little longer, and some of us have very small voices and some of us have very big voices-- because we are different, but we are all special."

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Do you think that Joel when running circles was a distraction for other students?

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I think Joel running around the classroom was positive for the students because of now the teacher felt and made her thoughts and feeling apparent to the students. She made it seem like a positive thing so that’s how the students felt about it.

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My response is into Joel running circles around the class. For me, it depends. At first it could have been since it was out of the classroom norm though as time goes on, it would become the norm. I feel like it was a good idea because I would rather hav a student waking/running around then being loud and disruptive.

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I really liked how the teacher did not ignore the students questions about Joel. She spoke of differences and told them that he just needed to catch up with his mind - love that! Students responded well

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“We are different but we are all special”

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What stood out to me the most in the article was what the teacher said to the other student who asked WHY Joel was allowed to run around the classroom when doing schoolwork. She gave a great example and one that the other student could easily understand/relate to.

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What stood out to me was how the teacher was able to answer the students question as to why the student got to run around the classroom during class. It is important to teach students that everyone learns differently and that is okay.

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I thought the teacher's attitude was very positive, I think we all need a bit of that openness and acceptance of differences. Her attitude really rubbed off on her students.

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She explained Joel to students in a way that they understood, all while being respectful to Joel and making it all very positive.

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What stood out to you in the article? Were there any quotes or actions taken in the article that you agree/disagree with? If so, please give examples.