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matsuiny2004
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08 Apr 2008, 9:05 pm

does anybody here think ti would be good to encourage schools to provide academic support? I think if we did it would help many children that learn differently and in general.



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09 Apr 2008, 12:40 pm

What do you mean by 'academic support' ?? Most schools have tutoring and a dean that deals with special needs students. On the other hand, getting a professor to change their style of teaching or testing is pretty close to impossible.



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09 Apr 2008, 5:32 pm

What I eman by academic support is al earning center with people trained in helping others



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09 Apr 2008, 6:00 pm

I believe these already exists, they are called schools.

Alternatively, there are private groups that offer such services (such the Sylvan Learning Center).



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09 Apr 2008, 6:02 pm

Sargon wrote:
I believe these already exists, they are called schools.

Alternatively, there are private groups that offer such services (such the Sylvan Learning Center).


I had a program called academic support and school and the teachers were traiend in helping students in their own not forcing you to learn it the way it is 'supposed" tobe taught.



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09 Apr 2008, 6:20 pm

I believe there were some experimental private schools with this concept that the students would learn what they wanted to. The only problem is such a system would only work with nerds/kids who actually want to learn (which is not most kids).



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09 Apr 2008, 6:32 pm

Sargon wrote:
I believe there were some experimental private schools with this concept that the students would learn what they wanted to. The only problem is such a system would only work with nerds/kids who actually want to learn (which is not most kids).


not true there were many kids in that program that really did not want to be in school at all, but they got through it.



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09 Apr 2008, 6:33 pm

Sargon wrote:
I believe there were some experimental private schools with this concept that the students would learn what they wanted to. The only problem is such a system would only work with nerds/kids who actually want to learn (which is not most kids).


My program was in a public school, I think call it a 504 plan.