Case Study On Bright Star

704 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: The nature of special education assessment

• What might a regular education teacher learn from Bright Star about Jim’s learning and educational needs? A regular education teacher could learn a lot about Jim’s learning and education needs from Bright Star because of the type of mother she has chosen to be. Not everyone can afford to stay home with their children and be aware of the depth of advocacy that may have to be taken to facilitate the learning for their children. Bright Star is a mother who stays at home. She is obviously very attentive to needs of her children. Bright Star is proactive in helping her children succeed to the best of their ability in receiving a fair and appropriate education. (Overton, 2005, p. 52)
• How might a regular education teacher use Bright Star’s energy …show more content…

The parent, Bright Star has been through many experiences with schools and I’m sure at home, in trying to help her child do well at school. The chapter in Overton (2005) tells mostly of the advocacy of the parent for her son against the schools. There is very little information in the daily lives at home beyond the discussion of activities and extra- curricular activities. The attentiveness to Jim’s progress, as Bright Star has responded to, in keeping the many districts and teachers in cooperation with his IEP has shown her to be a reliable resource to get the most out of her child’s …show more content…

In Overton (2005), Bright Star discussed several instances where testing was not accepted from school to school and it was even said when Jim was 10 he was mainstreamed until the testing could be completed and analyzed. (p. 52) This caused Jim to fall behind. Besides Bright Star’s comment on how testing was typically locked up for no one to see (p. 51), another instance was when testing had to be court ordered after it was realized his IEP was not being followed properly in seventh grade (p. 53). This resulted in Jim qualifying for full services based on his positive testing for LD/dyslexia in conjunction with his hearing impairment. The forcefulness that had to be taken to do the testing and the mistrust between municipalities, from state to state or school to school in the validity of the testing no matter when it was carried out, show a definite negative issue in the systems Bright Star and Jim had to work

Show More
Related

  • The Gaskin Settlement Agreement: Summary And Reflection

    616 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Gaskin Settlement Agreement is an agreement between a group of families and advocacy organizations who filed a class action lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) on behalf of a group of children with disabilities in 1994. This agreement does not change a student’s placement, program, or IEP in any manner. Only the IEP team has the authority to make modifications that will impact a student’s IEP. The main goal of this settlement is to make sure that IEP teams will determine if the goals in a student’s IEP may be implemented in a general education setting with supplementary aids and services prior to considering an environment that is more restrictive in nature. The elements of this case were designed to help increase the capacity of school districts to provide related services, SDI that is appropriate, supplementary aids and services, and supports to students who have disabilities that are placed in general education classrooms. The PDE lists many important elements of the Settlement Agreement to be aware of...

    Read More

  • Classical Conditioning Case Study Essay

    1021 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the case study, Jim Colbert, a third grade teacher, struggles to help a boy named Carlos. This Public School 111 was located in a metropolitan, run down neighborhood. The school was surrounded by drug dealers and trash. However, the inside of the school was bright and welcoming. Here the students were placed according to their abilities, and Jim had a 3-A class for the high achieving students. Jim had a routine that he followed every day. He would take the learning and apply it to the student’s lives with practical examples. To begin the day Jim would go through the homework with the students, and here he began to notice that Carlos was misspelling many of his words. Carlos comprehended the readings, but he was behind in his spelling. Jim talked with the other third grade teacher, Paul, about Carlos. Then, he talked to Carlos about the problem, asking him if he could get help at home. Here Jim discovered that Carlos would get little to no help at home. Jim sent home a dictionary with Carlos so that he could check his spelling, and he saw

    Read More

  • Another Place at the Table: Synopsis

    1299 Words  | 3 Pages

    Kathy Harrison starts her personal story happily married to her childhood sweet heart Bruce. Kathy was living a simple life in her rural Massachusetts community home as the loving mother of three smart, kind, well-adjusted boys Bruce Jr., Nathan, and Ben. With the natural transitions of family life and the changes that come with career and moving, she went back to work as a Head Start teacher. Her life up until the acceptance of that job had been sheltered an idyllic. Interacting in a world of potluck suppers, cocktail parties, and traditional families had nothing in common with the life she would choose after she became a Head Start teacher.

    Read More

  • How Children Succeed By Paul Tough: Chapter Analysis

    497 Words  | 1 Pages

    One point is community can have a great impact on a child education. A child might have a hard time focus in school because his or her living. For example, Elizabeth Dozer, Principal at Christian Fenger High School, states she made an assumption that the problem in school was “bad principals” or “bad teacher”; however, the fact was the problem can be outside the school in the neighborhood (5). Another example Dozier suggests, the problem with student’s education is not their academic learning ability but what reflect at home (7).Problem and stress in a child life has a major factor for a child ability to learn in school. For a child to build a

    Read More

  • Twice-Exceptional Case Study

    979 Words  | 2 Pages

    It was the first day of school. The new GRT checked his mailbox and found that he had 18 identified gifted students to educate of this year. He noticed four of the names had purple italicized text next to each name. Twice-Exceptional. His insides felt unstable. The classes offered at his college included a Special Ed course, but now these children were right there in front of him. He would be responsible for their individual successes for an entire year or more. He had five In-Service days to get to know the building, all of the teachers, the administration, and understand how uniquely different each of his Twice-Exceptionals were. There were also 14 other children. He knew his identified students would be asynchronous learners.

    Read More

  • Education In Marita's Bargain By Malcolm Gladwell

    1493 Words  | 3 Pages

    A parent’s first priority in life is to ensure the safety and well-being of their children. Education is the most important factor in a child 's life; it controls their future, quality of life and impact in which they will leave for the next generation. However their education is limited by the quality of schools in which they will attend. This is the biggest component to making sure they receive the best education possible. The New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell delivers a radical idea for educational reform in his non-fiction book Outliers. In chapter nine titled “Marita 's Bargain” Gladwell describes the KIPP Academy as an experimental public school founded in the mid 1990 's. These schools are strategically placed in poverty

    Read More

  • Personal Statement : Special Education

    703 Words  | 2 Pages

    Two years ago, I embarked on a journey that would teach me more than I had ever imagined. As a recent college graduate, I was thrilled to finally begin my teaching career in a field I have always held close to my heart. My first two years as a special education teacher presented countless challenges, however, it also brought me great fulfillment and deepened my passion for teaching students with special needs. The experiences I have had both before and after this pivotal point in my life have undoubtedly influenced my desire to further my career in the field of special education.

    Read More

  • Essay On Standardized Test Scores

    661 Words  | 2 Pages

    Standardized tests have too much focus laid upon them. These tests are a highly inaccurate way to tell how intelligent students are. Students with learning and concentrating disabilities do not test the same way as people who do not have these disabilities. Standardized tests can’t tell who a person is in such a short time span. Colleges put too much focus on these tests when they ought to look more at the individual and their

    Read More

  • What Does It Means To Be An AIG Student

    1108 Words  | 3 Pages

    There are teachers that believe a gifted child should be able to do well, need little to no assistance, and should work with other less gifted students to assist them. Other myths about gifted students include “they are good at everything and should be reminded of that when they fail to perform at high levels and they do not need special programs as they will be able to perform at high levels regardless”. These myths come from not understanding gifted children. Teachers often want each of their students to gain knowledge in their classes, this can often be a challenge when having gifted students. Cathy Kroninger, a former educator from the Chatham County schools, stated that she believed that “gifted students usually learn less new material than any other group in an academic year” and this is often caused by the “lack of curriculum modification, a lack of exposure to higher level thinking skills, and lowered expectations”. To be able to teach a gifted child Kroninger suggests it is best to first identify them. There are students who are bright and students who are gifted. “A bright child enjoys school and understands ideas, while a gifted child enjoys learning and constructs abstractions. A bright child is a good memorizer, a gifted [one] is a good guesser. A bright child will work hard while a gifted child plays around, yet tests well… A bright child is pleased with his or her own learning,

    Read More

  • Sociocultural Context Assignment

    414 Words  | 1 Pages

    Sunshine Elementary is in an affluent neighborhood. Sunshine has been operating since 1999. Currently the school has 681 students enrolled. Of those 681 students, 11% or approximately 75 students are economically disadvantaged. Sunshine has about 115, or 17%, students enrolled receiving ELL services. There are 102, or 15%, students with IEPs enrolled. The school recognizes the need for effective co-teaching and differentiation. The school improvement plan provides professional development training, in these areas, to increase effectiveness and growth. All gap groups have made progress in Reading and Math. Continued training for teachers in these areas will encourage continued growth (School Improvement plan,

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: My Experience Of Volunteering At Cove School

    578 Words  | 2 Pages

    My brother was different from the kids at my school. In fact, his entire school was unlike other “normal” schools. Cove school was a special education school, a perfect fit for my brother whom struggled with a reading disability. Other kids suffered from various symptoms that were more drastic than my brother’s condition. Taking care of my brother and teaching the kids at Cove brought up a newfound interest in

    Read More

  • Unfair Treatment of Students with EBD in Education

    1657 Words  | 4 Pages

    His teachers’ expectations of him have been very low. An article on teacher training expresses the lack of training and knowledge of mainstream teachers. “They have difficulty adapting and modifying instruction in terms of the individual differences of students (individualization) and in dealing with the problem behaviors. Teachers in mainstreaming classrooms are expected to meet the needs of all children, yet teachers indicate they lack the knowledge and skills on mainstreaming and children with special needs” (Akalin, S., & Sucuoglu, B. (2015). No one has ever pushed John to excel or to master grade level content. Due to the lack investigation into the cause of John’s behavioral problems, the cultural biases of the test, and the implementation of academic accommodations, John has never been given the opportunity to succeed, and he has been denied the right to a quality education. According to Mary E. Niesyn in her article, “Strategies for Success: Evidence-Based Instructional Practices for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders”, most general education teachers are neither given the training or feel adequately prepared to meet the needs of students with EBD. She expresses the opinion that most teachers are not resistant to working with students with EBD, they are generally feeling a lack of competency (2009). John’s

    Read More

  • The Life of a Star

    869 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the endless expanse of intergalactic space, stars are in every stage of being born, radiating huge amounts of energy, transforming and dying. When one finds out more about how stars are formed, what they are made of, and how they die one cannot help but to be awed by the complex processes and vast transformations that take place in the lifecycle of a star.

    Read More

  • Issue Of Education Inequality

    727 Words  | 2 Pages

    As a child from a reasonably affluent neighborhood, the public schools I attended were sufficiently funded, and I was challenged in school. This was especially true after I joined my county’s gifted program. However, when I joined a tutoring club for underprivileged elementary schoolers, I learned that my experience was not universal, and was not the case for many children

    Read More

  • Teaching Styles and Effectiveness of Teachers

    1884 Words  | 4 Pages

    This teacher is effective because they know that they are making a difference in a child’s life and shaping their future.

    Read More

More about Case Study On Bright Star

Open Document