Monday, May 14, 2012

Music Therapy and Special Education

In my experience, more specifically my in my high school special education was not working.  My high school put students in special education if they didn't do their homework.  If a student was lazy, and didn't care about school, they were put into special education.  As an educator I feel like this is the easy way out.  To send a student who is lazy and doesn't want to do their homework, makes it harder for special education teacher's to focus on those students who actually need the help.  The way to help differential learners is to find different method's of teaching.  Integrating music into the lessons is a very good way in helping differential learners.

1 comment:

  1. WOW, Ben! How unfortunate for those students in your school!!! I do think sometimes that special education students are viewed as to be different--they are too quickly labeled before they are helped by the proper individuals.

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