Quality Special Schools Need Sprouting Up

When Mr. Joshi was offered a hefty job abroad, he sure was tempted by the deal. And had it not been for his two disabled kids, schooling of whom was one massive concern, he would have grabbed it without blinking an eye. His decision to move abroad was largely, rather solely, hinged on his kids.

Mr. Joshi was working in Mumbai, Maharashtra when a startling discovery ruffled a few feathers; two of his kids were discovered with autism. It was shattering, and it took more than a while for the truth to sink in. The first impulsive instinct that struck him and his wife was to admit their children into a mentally retarded school. But wouldn’t have that simply implied that they wanted to get rid of the situation? That they did not have the strength to face the reality, no matter how unacceptable and daunting it was?

No parent can ever leave his children in a lurch. While admission into a top school for the mentally challenged was something they could no longer avoid, admission into a good school, the one that would look into the minutest needs of their children was what they had wanted in particular. He recalls how in Mumbai, in the previous centre, his children were not attended to properly. The teachers were disrespectful and as Mr. Joshi realized later, didn’t have the knack of comprehending even the most basic needs of special children.

Not every special school that promises to deliver quality and understanding is capable of doing so. And not every school, special or not, is able to cater to the overall, particularly mental goodwill of the special children. If there was one thing that held Mr. Joshi back from even contemplating a shift, it was a lingering concern that his children, who needed a good mentor as much as they needed him.

Why We Need a Special Educator

If you repeatedly browse through websites looking for PhD programs in special education, you are one of the very few people who truly understand the sanctity of special education. It’s a great thing if you are contemplating a PhD in the field, but you need to revisit your understanding and belief in the same and reinvigorate the interest in the profession before jumping in for PhD.

Here we cover the two most important aspects of special education.

-The need for a special educator,

-The current state of special education.

Special education is an evolving profession, and given the current scenario, needs a much desired leg-up. The centre has been intent on cutting out on special education funding to a remarkable shortfall in budget and patchy economic conditions, which is unfortunate, to say the least. By pursuing a PhD, individuals can tackle the issue at a better level, with a better understanding, says a trainee at a home for mentally challenged children.

Why do we need special education teachers?

Special education teachers do a tremendous job and their work is not to be understated. Special educators are in a better position to advocate for children with special needs. There comes a time when only so much could be done in the classroom and a PhD becomes inevitable to developing new and innovative policies that are a driver the academic narrative.

We need special education instructors because we need to help students who need them. A student with a traumatic brain injury is often rebuked by different people. He certainly deserves someone, apart from his family and parents, to understand him and help him out with daily needs. A general education is not as much trained to work with students with special needs. It is but a special educator who crafts an individualized and a detailed plan to put it the student’s experience and learning, says a special education teacher from a special school in India.