Excerpt from: Disability Scoop (click for full article)
A unique approach at one Ohio school has typically developing teens entering the world of special education for an eye-opening experience.
Through a semester-long elective at Kenston High School in Bainbridge, Ohio, high school juniors and seniors work side-by-side in a special education classroom with their peers who have special needs.
An outgrowth of a club, the course focuses on the history and experiences of individuals with disabilities. Typically developing students act as role models and are asked to do a series of creative, independent projects like organizing a dance or a talent show.
The benefits of the course are extending beyond the classroom, according to Amanda Englehart, a special education teacher who says she was inspired to develop the curriculum after seeing great students who simply didn’t know how to interact with students with disabilities.
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