My fancy padlet by Paola Spinelli https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2016-09-13 12:01:45 UTC 2017-01-14 12:52:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Cultural diversity in schools must be something to enhance and value as the proof of the richness of the human nature paolaspinelli71 https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/123399252 2016-09-13 12:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/123399252 I work as a teacher for students with special needs in the Secondary School in Italy...what will the future be for them? paolaspinelli71 https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186554 2017-01-14 12:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186554 After 10 years in this job, I have worked with a lot of teachers. The approaches to classroom support are varied; many integrate me into their lessons, but others rely on me to police their classes or, worse, ignore me completely. paolaspinelli71 https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186620 2017-01-14 12:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186620 One thing is always the same – kids with special educational needs or disabilities are always my responsibility. And they know it. As soon as the teacher finishes talking, I hear a chorus of “Miss! Miss! Miss!”, with hands raised before any thought process has taken place. paolaspinelli71 https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186643 2017-01-14 12:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186643 I always encourage a “try it yourself first” attitude, but this is often met with the blank expression of a child who has learned that someone will eventually do it for them. paolaspinelli71 https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186672 2017-01-14 12:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186672 Classroom pressures only exacerbate the issue, as the need to complete tasks weighs on everyone. For some students with special educational needs, their learning difficulties and reduced processing skills can make finishing a task almost impossible. This leads to a demoralising situation where they are either left behind or never fully understand anything because they are always playing catch-up. paolaspinelli71 https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186689 2017-01-14 12:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186689 We should be developing resilience, confidence and friendship skills to prepare our students for the real world beyond school. However, we can end up reinforcing the idea that these students cannot cope and need to be protected from the perceived dangers of life. paolaspinelli71 https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186744 2017-01-14 12:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/paolaspinelli71/lrr0287yl4vx/wish/147186744