Principles for Educating Students with Disabilities
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Principle 3: Education Should Help Students Become as Independent as Possible
The goal of providing education should be to assist students in becoming as independent as possible. Independence means being able to make decisions while having many options available. Again, people may become independent in different ways or to differing degrees. Kim may achieve independence as a computer analyst, while Katrina may work at the supermarket with limited supervision. Kim’s and Katrina’s careers may be very different, but their educational goals are the same: To make them as independent as possible, given the abilities they bring to the classroom.
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| Take a moment to think of a student that you work with. Can you think how you might assist that student to be more independent? |
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