What's So Special About Special Education By John Merrow
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In the article “What’s So Special About Special Education” lists several problems that occur in mainstreaming. The article was written by John Merrow who says that mainstreaming often results in dumping the child because the teacher does not have the appropriate training and the student is usually ignored or finds a way to get attention. People fear that education of non-handicapped students will fail if the handicap students are mainstreamed with them because they are disruptive to the students and teacher. Teachers concerns for mainstreaming normally lie upon questions like “Can I learn how to support students with all types of disabilities? What extra help and resources will I be given to help with my children? Will I be cheating student