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Show V, A-18 The Parif Record Wednesday, August 23, 2000 Annuals & Hanging A Baskets On Sale Now! & if i i 0 Limited to Stock on Hand! Park City Nursery j "We Know What Grows 649-1363 Located on the corner of Bear Hollow Drive & Hwv 224 Integration brings diversity, sensitivity Continued from A-17 inc disabilities, "have average to superior lOs," said Becker. However, "a learning disability cant be cured" she said, "if they have a math disability, it will probably never be their strong suit." said Bailey-Stow Bailey-Stow e. What students learn to do is compensate com-pensate for a particular disability, and much of this happens through one-on-one teaching in special education edu-cation classrooms and peer-tutoring sessions. Angie Fox. recent graduate of the high school, was a special education edu-cation student for her first three years, and for her senior year, she only stopped by the classrooms for extra help, or to visit her teachers. "If (students) want to do better in a class." said Fox. they need to put forth extra effort and find ways to succeed in a particularly difficult area. In order to compensate for her (writing skills). Fox finished her Fnglish papers two to three days in advance so teachers like Becker of Bailey-Stowe could edit them. Other students who need help in math, use a calculator to compensate. compen-sate. But teachers can only do so much. "Parents need to do homework with their kids and keep in contact with their regular teachers. They must have some part in this." said Bailey-Stowe. Bailey-Stowe. Becker added that beginning in elementary school, teachers and parents "tend to coddle" students, and when they reach high school, students are shocked at teachers' expectations. Becker said that special spe-cial education teachers should not be the "go-between" for parents and students. For the other 20 students in the special education classes who have more severe disabilities, such as cerebral cere-bral palsy or down syndrome, special education teachers focus on students' stu-dents' development of basic life skills. One full-time special education educa-tion teacher from the hmh school will run the adult education center for these students, which is taking over the old bus garage next to McPolin Elementary School. Although the majority of special education students receive certificates certifi-cates of completion with their other classmates at graduation, these adult students (under state law) are educated edu-cated through the hich school until age 22. "Peer tutors and para-professionals are especially crucial for the many services these students need." said Becker. Susan Barbisan has worked with students with disabilities for several years, live of them as a para-professional para-professional at the high schixl. According to Donna Raschke. Ph.D., and Jodi Bronson. Ed.S., authors of "Creative Educators at Work: All Children Including Those with Disabilities Can Play Traditional Classroom Games." special spe-cial education offers other students and teachers a unique opportunity. The integration of special rind non- om's helper 1 f ' "'1 1 5 ; ; ,S. . I '! I I f . "... - v. f. '' NV If f 1 , - I .1 r a v , . ; - .,.. vrv p." hAinOi JENNIFER MCKENNA PARK RECORD Sixth-grader Amanda Johanson helps her mother Agnes Johanson set up her fourth-grade classroom at McPolin Elementary School. Johanson said she is one of many teachers who spend long days in the classroom before school starts. "(We'd do) anything for the kids," she said. special ed students ptovides diversi ty, develops sensitivity toward others' oth-ers' limitations, creates an awareness of students' strengths and weaknesses, weakness-es, and enhances accountability skills. According to Raschke anil Bronson, "children that learn together, togeth-er, learn to live together." For more information, call Marv Kay Becker, 645-5650. Wooing as a new team Continued from A-17 the gnvery store," she said. Hardy is one of three new teachers teach-ers to McPolin. including Denis. Goodman and Sherry Peterson. Gtxklman ran the Head-Start program pro-gram last year, and will return to McPolin as a kindergarten teacher this year. She is from Pennsylvania and graduated from Penn State in 1WS with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. First introduced to Park City through her fiance who was a snow-boarding snow-boarding instructor. Goodman has grown to love it. Building relationships based on respect is what Goodman hopes the children learn. She wants students to know that "you value them and their individuality." Students sometimes some-times start oil fighting, but by the end. of the year she said, they share their toys and treat each other well. The growth of students is somcng she w atches w ith curiosity and pride. In her Head-Start program last year, she had many non-English speaking students. "To see them speak well." at the end of the year, she said, was very exciting. A lover of the outdvxus. Goodman hopes to make use of the wetlands and other hands-on projects proj-ects so that kindergarteners gain an "appreciation of nature." Sherry Peterson also appreciates the outdoor opportunities in Park City. Now in her ninth year of teaching. teach-ing. Peterson is a new fourth-grade teacher who has taught in the inner city of Los Angeles, a one-room sclnxlhouse in Montana, and in Long Beach. California. Last year she moved from Missoula. Montana, and was a ski instructor for the winter. win-ter. Park City is "a lot like home-being home-being in the mountains." she said. Even though she might feel like the new kid. Peterson w ill have plenty plen-ty of friends at school. 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