Post 10b

My childhood would have been very different had my parents not gotten a divorce. My time would not have had to have been divided between my parents, it was especially hard having to divide my time on the holidays. I also didn't like that I only got to see my dad every-other weekend. It was difficult leaving my mom's house to go and then it was difficult to leave my dad's to come back. I would have much rather been able to spend time with my parents at the same time. I was never very close with my dad until I got older and could drive myself to his house whenever I wanted to visit him. Another reason I wasn't as close to him is that he owned his own business and was always working but as I got older I enjoyed going out to his job sites and riding around with him on whatever piece of equipment he was operating. Growing up I had a hard time not resenting my mom for not allowing me to see my dad more but now I understand why the circumstances were the way they were. Although I wish I could have had my parents living under one roof I think this experience made me a stronger person. Now that I am older I am thankful that I am able to be close with both of my parents.

Post 10 Part B

I believe I would be a very different person if my parents had gotten a divorce. My brother and I are extremely like our dad and I still don't understand how that came to happen. Many people in my high school didn't even recognize my dad as being my dad but yet they all called my mom their second mother because she was always there for EVERYTHING I did, every sports game, concert, or anything. Many people might believe that it is as if my parents are divorced. My dad is still not around very often although my mother & him are still married and have a good relationship. This is because when I was 9 years old my dad became an over the road truck driver. He is only home for a few days every couple to threee weeks he's on the road. Most of my childhood he has not been around for the day to day events so my mother stepped in to be the best stay at home mom she could.
I feel that if my parents hadn't worked through the tough times, him going out on the road was a huge obstacle, I wouldn't be the person I am. I would not always know that my dad is there for me no matter what, I also think my personality would be different because I have soo many of his mannerisms. My brother would also not be who he is & he would have had no male role model in his life.
My parents showed me that if there is trust and communication then your relationship can survive anything, including distance.

10 B

My parents have been married for 26 years, and I belive that if they had ever gotten a divorce, that my life would have been dramatically different. When I was a kid, my dad was an alcoholic and had a strained relationship with my mother, and with my brothers and I. Because of his drinking, he was rarely home, or he was drunk when he was the only one watching us. I hold a lot of animosity toward him for not trying to be a better dad, and often wished (privately) that my parents would separate. They have never had the strong, loving relationship (from what I have seen) that I would want from my marriage, and every day seemed to be a struggle. I think that if my parents had divorced, I wouldn't be so angry that my dad was and unfit father, maybe my brother wouldn't be an alcoholic now, and maybe my mom would have had a better life.

Post 10A

I think Principals can reduce bullying in school several ways. Devote a week to education , call it no bully allowed week. Have different activities everyday. Police officers can come in a teach a lesson on bullying and circumstances for anyone caught bulling. Teach children 'is perfectly ok to let a teacher know if she sees a sign of bullying. This could be done without anyone knowing it. There has to have a set standard on how to handle

Post 10

My childhood would have been a lot different if my parents stayed together, but even when I was 3 when they seperated I never wanted them to stay together because they always fought. I feel that if they would have stayed together I would not be as close to my dad's side of the family and I also would not have a wonderful step mom that I do now and a little sister that is amazing. I feel that I would probably not be as well off as I am not because I have lived with my dad all my life who has always worked hard and as much as possible to take care of my sisters and I. On the other hand my mom has never really had a "real" job and has never completely paid her child support. She is forty two years old and is returning back to school for nursing to have a real job. If she had helped raise us we would be paying for college completely, which now I have not had loans until now my junior year only because there are 3 of us in college. When I graduate I will only have 11,000 in loans where as if she raise us I don't even know if I could afford college. I am glad that my parents divorced because they were not meant to stay together!

post 10-B

My life would be different if my parents had stayed together and raised me, for one I would be different being raised by my biological father. I have only known him for four years and when he did come into my life I was already grown and there wasn't much left that he could of contributed to my life as a father. Also if my parents would of stayed together then I would not have all of the siblings I have now. I believe I would be a different person as well because the father that raised me is a little more laid back and easy going where as my biological father is more strict and uptight especially when it comes to punishment.

Post 10

b) My childhood would have been a lot different if my parents had got a divorce. My parents have been married for 31 years and I know that I am very lucky for having parents with a good relationship. My parents taught me that family sticks together through thick and thin and you always have to be there for your family. I think if my parents would have ever got a divorced it would of been harder for me to get those same family values. My relationship with my older brothers probably would be a lot different too. I am very close to both my brothers and I think it would of be easier for us to grow apart if my family wasn't so close. I know that I am very fortunate for my close family.

Post 10C - Alex

I think the man needs consequence for selling the marijuana, as well as walking away from his 10 year sentence only six months in. However, what would society gain by sending this man back to prison? As a model citizen well into his fifties he has, more than, proved he is not a risk for further illegal behavior. Wouldn’t everyone be better served by this mans sentence being changed to some type of community service? His hours could be spent teaching a drug prevention education program in schools, community centers, etc. I think this idea fits into Kohlberg’s Postconventional Reasoning Stage 5.

POST TEN B

I can sort of see how my life would be different if my parents had gotten a divorce, but then again i could see how i could still have come out the same way. My dad is a merchantseaman, means he works on oil barges off the east coast, and he is gone for three weeks and then home for three weeks all year long and all throughout my life. With his job holidays and birthdays dont matter, and there have been years where he misses everything, such as christmas, thanksgiving, my birthday and so on, and years when he is home for all and years where it is a mix up. Since that is what I am used to, I could see that I would just be with dad when he is home and mom when hes not. I guess since I have a special situation with my dads work, it makes it really hard for me to imagine my parents actually divorced, rather than just constantly away from one another.

Post 10B

I think that if my family structure had been different in my childhood then I would definitely not be the kind of person that I am today. I grew up with a really close family my mom, dad, and sister. We ate dinner together every night and I told my parents everything. Of course my sister and I weren't always nice to each other but that siblings for you. If my parents would of gotten divorce I know we wouldn't of been so close as a family mainly because of the separate house holds. But I also grew up supporting everything that my family did and now I go and support anything of my friends of boyfriends because I grew up that way, and that could of been changed with my parents being divorced. My parents also have high values which keep me to be determined and to never give up.

Post 10

I do not believe he should be sent back, however, I also feel like he should have never been released early. This is where our justice system is flawed, you can get off relatively easy if you just keep your nose clean when locked up (in most cases). There is no way of knowing beforehand if someone will be a repeat offender when let out so one of the best ways to prevent this from happening, in my opinion, is to hold everyone to their full sentence. Whether it be for arson, larceny, or dealing even the smallest amount of illegal substances. If, at the time of their release, they feel the need to continue what got them in trouble in the first place then so be it, they will be punished again, but if they clean up their act then we have succeeded in riding the world of one less criminal mind. In this instance the justice system and morality conflict so I would place it in the 5th stage of Kohlberg's theory.

post 10 :)

my childhood would have been completely different if my parents had stayed together. if my father didn't have the issues that he did and my mom stayed with him. first i know my mom would have kept me in private school. (she could not afford it after the divorce) we moved to missouri because my mom decided to transfer to keep her job. we probably would have still moved. Although my mom made a very good living from her job, two incomes is usually better than one. so when she retired my sophmore year of high school, maybe she would not have had to get a full time job to make ends meet. basically things would have just been easier for my mom not having to carry the load by herself and perhaps i would have a good relationship with my father. Also maybe my sister could have finished college, and i would know my brother. (my parents both had children from previous relationships) however things happen for a reason.

Post 10b

I think my life would be totally different if my parents were divorced. I think my life would be more stressful because I am so close to both of my parents and having to spend time with them equally would be really hard. Also, I would have a really hard time if they got re-married because I couldn't see either of them with anybody else. I think it would be hard on my younger sisters, too, which would, in turn, be hard for me to deal with because I don't like seeing them upset. I'm thankful that my parents are still married. I think this has made my life easier and happier. They have also been good role models for my sisters and I. Because of this, I think my relationships in the future will be healthier.

Post 10c

I do not think he should be sent back to prison. I think this way for many reasons. Number one, his crime was just selling a small amount of marijuana. It wasn't like he robbed or killed anyone, so he wouldn't be a threat to the community. Secondly, it says he was a model citizen. This means he has never been in trouble before. So it would be less likely that he would do it again later. He did serve some amount of time, so it's not like he got off without any punishment. My response would probably be placed at stage 5 by Kohlberg. Just like in the Heinz issue, the moral and legal standpoints conflict. The man should have been punished, and he was. Yet, his crime was a minor one and he was a model citizen.

Post 10--B

My childhood would have been completely different if my parents would have divorced. Growing up my parents always told us that marriage is important and it is a commitment for life. They believe that for the children it is good to have both parents together. Every holiday we visit our family in St. Louis and it would not be the same if one parent was missing. I would feel like I would have to choose who to see and when.

Post 10!

Please respond to one of the following:

a)If you were a school principal, what would you do to reduce bullying in your school?

b)How do you think your childhood would have been different if your family structure had been different, such as if you had (or had not) lived with your granparents, if your parents had (or had not) gotten divorced, if you had (or had not) lived in a foster family?

c) What do you think about the following circumstance? A young man who had been sentenced to serve 10 years for selling a small amount of marijuana walked away from a prison camp six months after he was sent there. He is now in his fifties and has been a model citized. Should he be sent back to prison? Why or why not? At which Kohlberg stage should your response be placed.

Response 9

I think a major way that we can improve NCLB is getting rid of the standardized tests as they are administered today. Students have no motivation to do well or even try on the test because they don't mean anything to them. One way to improve this is by making certain final exams standard across the nation. This way, students are held accountable for their scores as they will effect their grades, and we will be able to compare different regions with one another.

Post 9

I feel that if schools start teaching them a foreign language when they first get into school, so either preschool or kindergarten the kids will better learn the language and feel more comfortable with learning it over time. In the school I went to foreign language was not an option until 7th grade so most students tried to take it but dropped out of it due to not being able to learn as fast as the teacher wanted us to.

post 9 A

I think that the best way to teach another language would be to start the "foreign" language once they enter kindergarten. At my grade school, children were taught Italian from kindergarten until they graduated in 8th grade. I feel that this really works because it doesn't just throw the child into it, it allows the child to gradually learn the language, and any struggles can easily be explained because the class isn't based on how quickly one can learn the language, it is based on how one can master the language.

9a

The best and most effective method of teaching a foreign language, in my opinion, would be English as a Second Language. Everyone in the class would be at the same level, and learn together at the same pace, which I think would build their confidence in their foreign language speaking abilities.

Post 9 part A

I believe that the best way to teach a foreign language is bilingual education because it is the most natural way to learn a language. Many people grow up in houses that speak a language other than English and they are very fluent in both. The only set back is that a lot of times those kids don't know the grammar rules of the language spoken in the home. I feel that if schools start teaching language at an earlier age, they will learn the simple rules that are missing from their home environment. The reason other countries are better with languages is because they start their education sooner.

Post 9a

I think the most effective approach to learning language would have to be ESL (English as a second language). This is because all the students who are learning English are placed in a classroom together and at the same level. They would be staying together, working at the same pace through the course. They would have the support of not only their teachers, but also each other. This way is also good because they will feel confident speaking English once they are done with the course and are put in the classroom with native English speaking students.

9A

I think ESL (English as a second language) is the most effective method of teaching a second language. I think this because it allows the ELL students to learn English in a non threatening way because they are learning it alongside other ELL students. Also, this is an approach where the students aren't shoved into learning a new language. They are gradually able to learn it, and I think they would feel more comfortable learning a second language this way. Overall, ELL students wouldn't feel as pressured to learn a second language, in my opinion, by using the ESL method. Also, when it is time for them to be put in a classroom with English speakers, they won't feel as intimidated because they will be ready.

9a

in teaching a second language both methods have good intentions. Immersion is attempting to create the original environment that the person leaned their primary language. I'm not sure how effective it is because depending on the age of the person, as you get older it is hard to learn language. Learning language from a book may not be very effective either. A person may know the grammer rules, and may know what the words mean, but it may not help them learn how to communicate socially. someone who learned a Spanish from a textbook may not be able to talk and understand someone who speaks it as their primary language. I believe there should be a little of both.

Post 9b

I think that the ultimate goal of NCLB would have been great if they could have found another way to go about it. I don't think holding other students back from learning things just because one or two students in their class aren't doing as well is working against the end goal of NCLB. To help all students master the curriculum I think there should be a short test given two times a quarter to see where each child is and to help teachers reevaluate what styles of teaching they may need to use. If the same child continues to school significantly lower than the rest of the class than I think an aid for that student should be brought in to help the child do better. Once an aid is brought in and the child is getting extra attention there is no reason that he/she should not improve on these tests.

Post 9 B

In my opinion NCLB, though founded on good intentions, is anything but. This holds teachers up to accountability, which I agree with, but not parents or other people influencing students' lives. Parents no longer believe it is right to fail their child in anything. Teachers are afraid to because they are the only ones being held accountable. So teachers start passing students that shouldn't be because they are afraid to do other wise. Also, MAP and other tests are what is being focused on instead of how well-rounded our students can be in their learning. When I did my internship in my first semester of education, it amazed me how much emphasis was put on the MAP testing, which is too much. Overall, I think that, though teachers should be held accountable, I believe there are other factors to look at too. Teachers are trying to teach students things they are not ready to learn, so both shut down. And without the proper encouragement from parents, administrators, and the school board, this problem cannot be changed.

Post 9

I believe the No Child Left Behind Act started as a good idea, but simply wasn't implemented correctly. Penalizing schools who have low test scores by taking financial assisstance away makes no sense at all. These are the schools that need more resources. Teachers are pressured to pass a child from one grade to another, which is truly doing a student not ready an injustice. There should be some sort of accountability to the schools and teachers but it has to be realistic and a plan that makes sense.

Post 9

(b) I believe that the No Child Left Behind truely in ineffective, so our education system really does need to think of alerternatives to this act. The major problem is some students are being pushed from grade to grade without actually be proficient in the subject. First, students with below average test scores need more one on one attention, or time set aside where they go to a different classroom to learn. By giving them more attention and time students may achieve more. Secondly, while I understand that most teachers do their best to teach their students, their should be some accountability placed on the teachers. If their students aren't preforming well, the teachers need to take a look at how they're teaching and what they're teaching. If a teacher altered their lesson plans to give more individualized attention, they may see better results from their students.

Post 9 - Alex

According to the class text, immersion, bilingual education, and ESL are all methods of teaching a second language. I think bilingual education would be the most effective way to teach a second language because it is taught in a logical, step by step way. However, based on the content in chapter 12 I also understand for any second language program to be successful a language rich environment, along with reading, writing, and speaking instruction must be included.

Post 9B

I feel like there should be a test that decides whether the student needs to use the Child Left Behind Plan and that it should be separate then the every day lesson in class. I understand they want to get the students to learn but I feel like there is a certain extent where there is nothing more that they can do. In the high school years there is even less of an impact on school programs like this because some high school students don't care and have stopped trying. If there was a way to decide the students that need it the most and give them the extra help I think that it would be a good compromise.

Post-9-B

I think No Child Left Behind could have potential if changed or altered. Personally I think it will take time. I understand why the government decided on No Child Left Behind, but it could have been carried out better. I think student who are "high risk" or need the help should get more one and one. Not just pushed through. The problem though is even in high school, students are not held up to the responsibility they should be. With younger children I could see more of a reward system set up to get them to work harder, but lets face it if someone does not want to do something they wont. I think with time it could something more efficient could be figured out, like more one on one time or a different way of teaching certain children. I do not think district that do not meet the goals should be penalized because they usually need more then the districts that do reach the goal.

Post 9b

I feel like the no child left behind act is one of the dumbest things ever concocted by our government. It doesn't work, it never will and it's a complete joke. It does not matter how much you push a person to learn or do better, because if they don't want to they aren't going to do it. This act takes away from the better students by forcing schools to dumb down the curriculum so their rate of failure "decreases," which I highly doubt it does.

Post 9

Please respond to one of the following:

a) Review the methods of teaching a second language covered in chapter 12. Which approach do you think is most effective? Why?

b) Assuming that you think No Child Left Behind is ineffective, unfair etc. What are some alternatives that could accomplish the goal of NCLB (increasing accountablity and student achievement).

post 8a

A) The children who had ADHD in my classes through grade school I was always able to tell who they were because they always got extra help and left the class during the day with a certain teacher. When we would take our test they were always able to leave with this teacher an go take their test in another place. To my knowledge the school seemed to have done fine with getting help to these students in need. I didn't personally get to speak with any of them on if they felt as if it were beneficial to them but they got through school fine so I'm guessing they at least helped some.

Post A8

In first grade i remember a girl named Precious. In my childhood all i knew was everybody was extra nice to her and would help her out, and i knew she was a little different but taht was never cause for her to be looked down upon. i feel at that age group the amojnt of help she recieve was probably as much as she needed. In later elemenary school after leaving Louisville, Kentucky and coming here i remember the kids who needed extra help, for that matter i remember being one of them. during a certain part of the day i would go into a room with a few other kids and we would work on our skills involved with reading aloud. I don't ever remember hhaving a probalby reading i was just a shy kid. this makes me feel taht sometimes these programs are misguided and misdiagnosed.

-Darius Walker

Post 8

Thinking back to grade school and middle school there were kids that need extra help like when it came to taking test and doing homework. Those kids during test time would be sent to another room where someone to read their test to them. I think my school did a good job at helping the kids that needed it. I was one of the students that got to leave during classtime right before lunch because I had a speech problem. I think my school did a good job at accommodating my problem and not making me feel like an outcast because of it either.

Post 8

In my school, everyone was well aware of how needed the help. There were specialist for the students and they got to go to th specialist for tests. Although there were some kids that you didn't know abut until they went to the other room to take their test because their disability was not as bad as the others. I think that my school did a good job with the learning disability kids. I think having a helper and taking the test in a different room is very helpful to them.

post 8

I do not think that parents should be able to give their children IQ tests. Children are already under enough pressure as it is to succeed according to their parent's standards. Besides, how many parents are educated enough to interpret the results? and if their child's score is not what they want it to be, what would they do? They could possibly interfere with their education at school. Parents are always wanted to participate in their child's education, but there is a reason why there are teachers and other administration. they are qualified to administer these kinds of tests.

Post 8A

Thinking back about elementary school I do not remember specifically any kids in my class having ADHD. This was because I wasn't aware that there was such a thing though because I wasn't dealing with the learning disability. I do remember certain kids always acting out in class but there was not special teacher for them. There were a few of them that sat away from the rest of the class. If our desks were arranged in groups their desks were put next to the teachers. I think that it would have been less distracting for the rest of the class if the kids that had problems focusing (ADHD) had had an aid that was there to keep them under control and help them with their school work. This is where I think my school could have done better helping those kids. The school obviously recognized that they had a learning disability since they were sat away from the rest of the class but that is as far as they went with it.

Post 8 part A

There were definitely people in my class in elementary and on up into high school with learning disabilities of all kinds and we all knew exactly who they were. There were ones that had trouble reading and understanding directions and ones who couldn't control their temper. What the school did for them didn't seem very helpful to me at the time and still doesn't now. When a kid started acting out or needed help when taking a test they had a special room they would send them to called the "reading room". I don't think this was helpful at all because there were kids who were seniors in high school who were completely dependent on the teacher in that room and they could have been perfectly fine on their own if the school had tried to make them more independent.
There was one child in particular who supposedly had a ton of different disorders and he, his family, and even the school always used them as an excuse for whatever wrong things he ever did. I think it is ridiculous that he never got punished in anyway for his behavior. One day he actually beat up a little girl on the playground for no good reason & his grandmother happened to be there. She told him that it wasn't his fault at all. I believe that no matter what a person should be taught to take responsibility for their actions even if they have a disability.

Post 8b

I think it is a bad idea for parents to give their children IQ tests off a CD-ROM. Parents will get all worked up if their child's IQ score does not correspond with their grades in school. This, in turn, will cause problems for the teachers. Eventually the administration could get involved and even the school board. I just see this being a huge problem. Testing should left to the schools because they are there to teach and assess. Also, I just wonder how accurate these CD-ROM tests are. It could cause a lot of problems when it's not even accurate.

Post 8-B

I think that there are benefits and detriments when it comes to showing parents their kids IQ tests at early ages. One benefit is that it allows the parents and schools to identify gifted children in get them into classes that will challenge them more than a regular class. However, if parents do not fully understand that IQ tests are merely one type of intelligence they may take this information and either think that their child is entitled to more or may think that a kid with a lower IQ has no chance of making it.

Post 8 (b)

I really don't like the idea of parents giving their children IQ tests at home. I know they want to make sure their child is on track academically but kids have enough reason to dislike school already. When they're home they may have some homework as it is and to add a test on top of that would make schoolwork even more aversive. They need to have their play time and family time to offset the rest of their increasingly busy schedules. Let kids be kids I say. They grow up fast enough as it is.

POST 5

I think that flashcards can be helpful. I think that you have to use them in the correct way. I have seen many babies that are much smarter now that they have been exposed to flashcards and or books with words and pictures.

POST 6

I for sure have been effected by maltreatement. There have been rumors about me that were very much intentional hurt. This is maltreatement because it was an intentionaly hurting me.

Post Eight (a)

I went to school and I am close friends with a couple of people who have ADHD as well as a learning disability. I don't think the school did anything much to help these students, except give them a longer time to take tests, and many of these students who had ADHD were on medication which helped them focus a little bit, but not fully. My roommate actually has a learning disability, and once she was in high school, they didn't do much to help. She didn't even bother in enrolling here at UCM as having a learning disability because not much can really be done, not to mention once out in the "real world" jobs don't really take into account learning disabilities. I understand that sometimes things need to be approached in a different way, as with trying teach children with learning disabilities, but I do find it sad that once out in the real world, most things are only explained in one way, and if you don't pick it up fast enough you are seen as incompetent.

POST 7

Vygotsky was more about the social and cultural concepts of cognition. There is a zone of proximinal developement, which is skills that a child can preform with help but not independently.He used techniques like scaffolding, which is sensitive suppourt. A child will use some private speech, which is when a child talks to themselves and develope ideas.

POST 8

I have had a personal experience with a child who has ADHD. I work in a preschool. This student did take medication. If he did not take his medication he was very flakey and uncontrolable. While he was at our school, he tried several medications and some of them made him sleepy. He actually feel asleep when I was reading a book, several times. Ithink parents should find the right medications for their children.

Blog 8

I have had a personal experience with a member of my family being diagnosed in middle school with ADHD. After many requests from this child's mother, he was tested by the school system and placed in a Learning Disabled Classroom. Basically this was a trailer where all the children with , behavior, emotional and learning disabilities were placed in a self contained classroom. The child was very intelligent, but was immediately labeled "one of those kids from the trailer". He struggled with his classwork as there was no teaching going on in this environment. He was outcasted by his peers and eventually decided to go to an alternative school. If possible, the situation got worse. During this time not one teacher took an interest in helping this child learn. He eventually quit school in high school. He later took his GED and scored extremely high. This was in a rural community, without many resources, but I feel surely someone should have not let this bright, creative child fall through the cracks.

Post 8 B

I believe these is a very large drawback to testing your child's IQ at a young age. First off, regardless of who believes that a child is intelligent enough to handle a test that young, many children have not gone through the pruning process and a parent cannot know if the test holds any validity to it. Also, a parent is not an expert and to administer a test to your child without knowing the reprecussions, is asking for disappointments. Another point is that this gives the parents pre-concieved expectations for their children before they even begin school. If your child scores high, a parent might have higher expectations than they should. If a child scores low, then parents will have low standards for their child which can damage their overall intelliegence in the long run. I really cannot see an upside to testing a young child's IQ except to maybe have a "slight" idea into how smart a child is.

Post 8a

In elementary school I remember students with learning disabilities being taken out of the classroom for certain subjects. They would leave to get one-on-one help in whatever subject area they had difficulty in. It was made so routine that none of the other students ever questioned it or made a big deal of it. In high school, students with learning disabilities just had different classes than everyone else, so it wasn't really a big deal either. The students with ADHD were given medication. I think the school did a good job of helping the students with learning disabilities and placing them in the best possible learning environment. Students with learning disabilities require more attention and help from the teacher. So, by being taken out of the full classroom and getting that one-on-one help, it really benefits those students.

Post 8-A

When I was in elementary school I did not really notice the students that had ADHD or learning disabilities. I knew students left the classroom, but never really thought anything of it. Our teachers tried not to make it a big deal so that the students that did leave the classroom weren't embarrassed or anything. My school only had one teacher to help the students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD. I still do not think they have any other teachers, but her. I think they should get more teachers to help these students so they do not fall behind.

Post 8

In elementary school I remember the children that had learning disabilities because they were the students that were taken out of class at different times of the day. They each had a certain time where they would go to the "TAP" room and get help with their reading. They also were the students that did not complete their math facts or finished their work later then everyone. In Junior High and High School the students with learning disabilities had different classes then everyone else and if they could not finish their work in class then they could go to a separate classroom and get help with it. ADHD was very common, everyone said they had ADHD but they did not get as many privileges other then medicine. I think schools are doing a good job giving the students extra help and removing them from the classroom gets them to focus better on their work, because that's what they need.

Post 8

(b) I do not agree with Children's IQ and Achievement Test, especially if they are administered by the schools. I think it should be an individual choice if parents want to allow their children to take these test at home. I personally would not give a child an IQ test because they may give unrealistic expectations of a child with a high IQ or allow parents or teachers to give up on a child with a low IQ. IQ test are also going to put those children with higher IQ on a pedestal. Teachers will be more likely to give them more attention and praise them more. Whether they mean to or not, they may look down on the children with the lower IQ. Parents may use their children's low IQ as a crutch for while their children are not doing well in school, rather than be creative and finding new ways to teach their children. I think if an IQ test we used just for "fun" then that would be fine, but the likelihood of parents and teachers not making judgements on a child based on their IQ is high unlikely, therefore do not need be used on children.

Kelly

Post 8 - Alex

Based on the information I read in the class text, I would not advocate parents testing their child’s IQ with a self administered IQ test such as Children’s IQ and Achievement Tests. First of all, I would have to question the validity of a test not administered by a trained professional. Secondly, I would have to question whether or not the results, regardless of who administered the test, are a true measure of intelligence. This is because I agree with the texts assessment that an IQ test is not a true measure of overall intelligence. IQ tests are deficient in assessing intelligence because they are culturally bias, do not measure multiple intelligences, and cannot predict potential intellectual changes over a lifespan. Furthermore, the results of an IQ test are likely to be misused. If the result of the parent facilitated exam is low, they are apt to manifest in the parents having low expectations of the child. The reverse is also true, in that unrealistically high expectations may be placed on a child with a high IQ score. Overall, I do believe there is a place for IQ testing as long as the test is only a small part of a larger, more comprehensive, aptitude assessment. Additionally, all of those assessments should be administered and interpreted by a trained professional, in a controlled environment.

Post 8

Please respond to one of the following:

a) Think back to your own schooling and how children with learning disabilities or ADHD either were or were not diagnosed. Were you aware of such individuals in your classes? Were they helped by specialists? Do you think school scould have done a better job of helping them?

b) There are CD-ROM's such as Children's IQ and Achievement Test, that lets parents test their child's IQ and how well the child is performing in relation to their grade in school. Is this a good idea? What might be some benifits or problems with parents giving their children an IQ test?