Am i dumb? is there two types of my special ed?

Question

My Parent's Had Put Me in Special Ed at School. I Had Pass all The Special Ed Classe's Expect Math. Before I Use To Get F's Now I Get D's My Sister & My Cousin All Way's Tease Me About Being in Those Classe's And That Really Hurt's My Feeling's I Ask My Mom, Aunt, Teacher's if i am dumb They All Way's Say No! My Best Friend Said She Dosen't Want To Be My Friend Anymore. =C Are There Two Diffrents Types Of Special Ed? Name Them Please. What Dose Special Ed Mean? I'm Dumb :c

Answer 1

If you go to a public school. There are different levels of Special Education.



Some are specifically for students with Autism.

Some are for students with mild learning disabilities.

Some are a basic special education class.

Some are for students with severe mental retardation.



Since you know how to use a computer & know how ask a question on Yahoo Answers. I would imagine you have a mild learning disability. You are considered a high functional person!

Answer 2

Yeah, and "gay" used to mean happy, too.



Has no one spoken to you at all about what's going on? Given you a label to hang this stuff onto, an idea to research? Because when you don't have that, you tend to jump to the conclusions that I see written here: I Must Be Dumb.



Instead of asking your parents and teachers "Am I dumb?", try asking them, "What am I diagnosed with? What have I been tested for? I can tell there's something going on, just let me in on the secret!"



When I was growing up, I didn't get a label. Instead, I got told that I "Wasn't trying hard enough," that "I could do better than that," and all kinds of B.S. It took me until I was 16 to figure out what was going on, that it was a variation of dyslexia. These are bits and pieces of a video that literally put it all together for me; you can probably find it in the library.



http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=86BCBE9D53BDA766



You can't GET into Special Ed without some testing having been done. You have scores and a diagnosis floating around somewhere. Demand the truth, tell them you want to know, cause all you're being told right now by your peers is that "you're dumb."



You may not have dyslexia. You may have a hearing or processing disorder, there are dozens of things you may have going on. But if you can understand it, you can get a better grip on it.

Answer 3

There are MANY types of special ed learning disability like your friend--usually means the person has average to above average intelligence intellectual disability autism communication disability brain injury health disability physical disability multiple disability deaf and/or blind psychiatric disability within each group, the student can be in typical class, special ed classes, or a special ed school. students who are as you say 'mental' are also students that need extra help...that is what special ed is--any student that needs extra help. most students in special ed have at least typical intelligence--if not above average

Answer 4

Did they not teach to to not capitalize every word? You shouldn't do that. And all those apostrophes are not correct either. Just add an s to make it plural. Special ed means you need extra help in learning. It's not a bad thing! You're doing great!

Answer 5

If you are weak in Math then learn logic by playing games like Chess. Dumb means one who cannot speak.We used to use the term for persons who could not see blind. We used the term deaf and dumb for persons who could not hear or speak. Study about Helen Keller. Dumb is no a slang term for unintelligent and all teach.