[Shelly27967]

As a former teacher and sibling of someone with significnat learning disabilities, I’ve had the opportunity to see these issues from all sides. As a teacher, most of the students I encountered who had learning disabilities were the most hard-working kids in the school. They were frequently the only ones who bothered to fully complete their homework or study for tests. I think the ‘special classes’ these students were in taught them not only that they needed to work hard, but how to use their strengths and weaknesses to best get the job done. These classes did not label them as dumb or lazy, but instead empowered the students to take control of their lives and work to achieve as best they can. One of my learning disabled students later graduated as valedictorian of her class, so doing your best, no matter what your weaknesses are, can yield pretty spectacular results.

On the other hand, I have seen people outside of the school environment, usually parents and relatives of learning disabled students, who assume the child has significant limitations that cannot be overcome. Consequently, they do not encourage the child to work hard and be successful at all, when instead they should be encouraging the child to be successful to his or her ability.

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Name : Shelly27967, Gender : F, Age : 25, City : Pittsburgh, State : PA, Country : United States, Occupation : former teacher, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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