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School Makes Special Needs Students Dig Through Trash For Recyclables
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:37 pm
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District officials confirm students with special needs were instructed to sift through trash cans for recyclables and that they’ve been having students with special needs do this for years. They said the money raised from the recycled items funds a larger training plan that teaches students with special needs about managing money, among other life skills.
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Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:38 pm to Darth_Vader
Is this really a big deal?
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:38 pm to Darth_Vader
wow
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:39 pm to Darth_Vader
well that's not kosher
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:40 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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the money raised from the recycled items funds a larger training plan that teaches students with special needs about managing money, among other life skills.
Next they'll bitch because this program is gone
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:40 pm to Darth_Vader
Seems like a valuable life skill to me.
We had a teacher at my high school who taught the slower kids that weren't down syndrome(or anything super serious like that), just challenged.
He started teaching them how to paint walls, labor skills, etc.
"We've been trying to teach them fractions/algebra for 10 years, they aren't going to get it, they never will, so let's teach them something they can make a decent living doing."
I couldn't agree more.
He did label his classroom "Astrophysics"
We had a teacher at my high school who taught the slower kids that weren't down syndrome(or anything super serious like that), just challenged.
He started teaching them how to paint walls, labor skills, etc.
"We've been trying to teach them fractions/algebra for 10 years, they aren't going to get it, they never will, so let's teach them something they can make a decent living doing."
I couldn't agree more.
He did label his classroom "Astrophysics"
This post was edited on 8/14/14 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:42 pm to Darth_Vader
Finally. I worth while school program.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:42 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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School Makes Special Needs Students Dig Through Trash For Recyclables Seems like a valuable life skill to me. We had a teacher at my high school who taught the slower kids that weren't down syndrome(or anything super serious like that), just challenged. He started teaching them how to paint walls, labor skills, etc. "We've been trying to teach them fractions/algebra for 10 years, they aren't going to get it, they never will, so let's teach them something they can make a decent living doing." I couldn't agree more. He did label his classroom "Astrophysics"
They need to learn to get government handouts like the rest of the people that can't work.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:44 pm to Darth_Vader
And?
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:47 pm to Darth_Vader
We had this program when I was in school too. Why do people think jobs like this are beneath them?
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:49 pm to Darth_Vader
Solid win for the environment.
....do they get 5 cents a can?
....do they get 5 cents a can?
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:53 pm to Btrtigerfan
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They need to learn to get government handouts like the rest of the people that won't work.
FIFY
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:56 pm to Darth_Vader
So you all are perfectly fine with having kids digging through the trash can? 
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:56 pm to C
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Why do people think jobs like this are beneath them?
Huh? Digging through trash is not vocational training.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:57 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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He started teaching them how to paint walls, labor skills, etc.
Those are practical skills. It sounds like the one in the OP case are skills that are essential for homelessness. Not trying to be a dick.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:57 pm to QJenk
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Posted on 8/14/14 at 12:58 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Is this really a big deal?
The big deal is they single out the special needs students to dig through the trash. The rest of the students are not required to do this.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 1:01 pm to Darth_Vader
its called job shadowing
Posted on 8/14/14 at 1:05 pm to Darth_Vader
Why is this a problem?
There are garbage workers amd recycling workers that do this ....
There are garbage workers amd recycling workers that do this ....
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