Teaching Special Education

Teaching Special Education

The goal of special education is to provide all students with and equal education. In 1997 Congress revised the Individuals with Disabilities Act to ensure that all students with a disability are given equal access to education. School districts must provide all children with disabilities a "free education" that meets their individual needs.

Special education has come a long way since the concept came about in the 1700s. In that era people with disabilities were considered to be hopeless, an embarrassment to their families and were therefore hidden or abandoned. Today, in America, those who have special needs ...