Was anyone here placed in special ed classes...Like me

[Deesinn 393]

Not me, but my roommate was back in Junior High.  He never actually had any issues, he just didn't give any shits about learning what they wanted him to learn.  I don't know if it was exactly Special ed, more like a behavioral thing,half way between normal and special ed I guess.  Him and his grandma (Who's like 90 now, smokes a pack a day, still rides her Harley and drinks a mickey of scotch a day) stormed into the school one day and demanded he be put back in regular classes, or she would force him out and sue the school.  He was in regular class the next day. 

[Castle Bleck 19,377]

Not me, but my roommate was back in Junior High.  He never actually had any issues, he just didn't give any shits about learning what they wanted him to learn.  I don't know if it was exactly Special ed, more like a behavioral thing,half way between normal and special ed I guess.  Him and his grandma (Who's like 90 now, smokes a pack a day, still rides her Harley and drinks a mickey of scotch a day) stormed into the school one day and demanded he be put back in regular classes, or she would force him out and sue the school.  He was in regular class the next day. 

 

His grandma basically sounds like the R63 version of my grandpa (R.I.P., 1930-2010).

Edited January 27, 2014 by Anti-Villain

[Alpha-neos 46]

I was in special ed from kindergarten to elementary.

I don't remember much but I think most of my teachers didn't like me accept one teacher that helped me.

Middle school and high school my teachers worked with me more to help me out.

They were very nice people.

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was little.

As I got older my ADHD went to ADD then to just plain learning disability.

But when I talk to people they say they don't see it.

I didn't hate being in special ed.

But I did have trouble making friends.

Back then I thought I couldn't do crap.

I already figured out everyone was smarter than me and I couldn't do anything.

So, yeah it sucked.

But now, I'm in an art college.

Even have a scholarship.

I'm an excellent comic artist.

And I got great friends by my side.

So even if some thought I wouldn't get anywhere.

I'd say they obviously underestimated me.

 

-a~N

[LunaUmbra 108]

I was placed in 8-1-1 classes in middle school. For those of you that don't know, 8-1-1 is where they place street kids who are more violent and dangerous then the others (at least that's how my school used it). This was decided when, in elementary school, I beat the shit out of almost every student, boys and girls, who treated me badly. So that lasted three years, where I discovered a love of writing and political debates over drugs and fighting, and learned to control my anger more efficiently. It wasn't such a bad experience. I met my best friend there. It's where I learned about a closed system for computers (I liked to steal teachers passwords and hack the system). Yeah, it needs some improvement, and could definetly be handled better. But... um... damn forgot where I was going with that.

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

During my preschool, kindergarten, and first grade years I was in special ed classes. I had autism and ADHD and there was no special ed program in my school district at the time Once I got to second grade they got a special ed program and I started actually going to the school in my town and being in regular classes. Being in special ed classes I was in classes full of some kids who acted worse than me. I remember one kid got angry at me just for toughing the cars he was playing with, and another kid cried about everything.

[Tigerpop198 696]

No, I couldn't say that I was ever in one. I know people that do though, they are some of my good friends actually.

[~Sugar Sprinkles~ 638]

I, infact was in Special ed or "IEP" as what they called it at my school. I would have to say I was 50/50 with it. There were times i APPRECIATED it and then there was the times I WISH i was out. Sometimes, it made me feel "stupid".

 

I liked it partially because you DID get extra help and weren't nearly as pushed and rushed like in regular classes. Like, there was a time where I did so POORLY on a test because it made NO sense. I was in special ed for anxiety, a.d.d, and struggle with tests and math and reading. Well, my tutor actually made it where I could fix the test instead of taking the bad "F" that I got. It did save me, for in regular classes, you could NOT do that and it was..get an F or get a flat out, big fat 0!!!! If it wasn't for Special ed or "IEP" I would not have Graduated. I do have some minor problems, considering, my anxiety and bad test taking skills causes me to NOT get my temps for driving. Yes, I am nearly 20 in 2 weeks and dont even have my temps. Tests are my enemy .-.

 

I hated it because I constantly got mocked and told we were "retarded" or "Stupid" and basically a lot of names. It made me feel so embarrassed, I wish I was an all A student. I KNOW I am smart, but there were the days and times I felt so DUMB! I felt like I could NOT do anything myself. L;ike, in the "IEP" the teachers would make you take tests and do school work in their rooms to tutor you, even if you felt confident enough to do it yourself. And, it usually ticked me off and I was so embarrassed. Yes, I understood they needed to help you, but sometimes I felt like staying in the classroom and doing it myself. Though, later in High school, they did not become so strict as much. Infact, my Senior year, I did a lot by myself.

 

I began Special ed in like...5th grade to my Senior year. I do have to thank them, because I would NOT have been graduated. 

[GrimCW 658]

Wth.. added a poll, but no "yes and I enjoyed it" option?

 

Even while being razzed those in my classes took it back and just made others jealous. Given our couch, additional freedoms, "easier" classes, and such..

 

I mean, we did have teachers that tried to stifle us, but they usually didn't last long and were forced to compromise. Unlike students in other classes, if we disagreed with something the teacher was doing, we voiced and fought against it as a group. Its why most of us were there (I was placed due to being passive aggressive. Only got anything worse when provoked. Hence despite my "outbursts" I never could get nailed for them by the school since I was always attacked physically FIRST before reacting.)

 

We stood up for one another, something the other "normal" kids wouldn't do, which made them easy prey when they did try to start things. We even locked more than one kid in their locker, and turned swirlies around on the "bullies" that tried to harass us.

I recall being feared by seniors when I was in 5th grade... That was hilarious.

Just need a leader that can take advantage of each of the groups abilities, and protect their weaknesses

Edited January 27, 2014 by GrimCW

[Shanks 10,816]

 It made me very angry, because I struggled with Algebra II and couldn't focus on my science test. I had no ability of multi tasking my classes. The only good science teacher I had was my anatomy and physiology teacher. Micro-biology was fine. Macro-biology was a nightmare.

Eeeeeeyuck, I struggled to even understand Pre Algebra much less Algebra II. Every other class was easy for me, but I always hated Math, nothing made me feel more like a complete dumbass than that. What really infuriated me though was all these meaningless standardized tests and all the hours wasted in class learning how to game the system to "pass" them. Despite having all of those honors and AP classes though I did often get lazy with homework and procrastinated my ass off. Part of it was because some of it just seemed completely pointless to me and I also struggled not to brutally murder my fellow students at school so homework was the absolute last thing I wanted to do when I got home. I had this little study hall which helped a great deal of course even with that, I still could have applied myself a bit better. And when I got to college I got cocky and took all the easy classes first thinking I wouldn't have any hard ones except for Math and surprise, surprise there are some other hard ones besides Math.

[Magpie 623]

Yes, once. I ended up becoming the teacher's assistant within the first week. For being someone who has a decently good GPA, skipped a year of school, and is taking college engineering classes in high school, apparently I was recommended for a special math class, and my mother put me in it. I was transferred out pretty quickly when it was shown I ws doing work better than most students in the normal classes. Turns out it was because I did badly on my algebra exam the year before so they just assumed I needed help.

Edited January 27, 2014 by Brosparkles

[ChoroChii 284]

I refuse to vote on this poll because you have it set up in such a self-centered manner. Not everybody has the same experiences as you do. My Elementary school life was kind of like that, except I was still heavily bullied because the other students were there for other reasons. It wasn't exactly special ED but it was separate from the rest of the school, not entirely sure what it was. 

 

I was set into another one for middle school but a lot happened with that and I was suspended, then my Mom took me out of the school because it was horrible and I was tutored at the Library for about half a year. Then I got into a real special ED program, in a different city and it was the most amazing experience of my life. They actually knew how to teach and generally had a tolerable atmosphere.

 

So yes, I was put into special ED and no, I didn't hate it. Quite the opposite. Which is why I stayed for 8 years.

I also think it's fairly likely you didn't ask for more or harder work. 

[Oblivion 20,268]

I was, it wasn't that I was particularly stupid or anything like that, hell..in fact almost all of the people that were in special ed were actually very smart, it's just the fact that I had a hard time getting motivated to do work, and found most of it pointless, so it was really my fault, if I could go back and re live highschool I would do 29 times better, but nope, always had to play the fool.

 

I also supposedly have "ADHD" as well which I don't even really believe in, so in my younger years of school I was more or less forced to dope myself up on that crap which more or less just made me tired all the time and even less motivated to do stuff.

 

But hey, on the bright side the work was extremely easy, which intern gave me more free time at home, the down side...I got LOADS of crap from lots of people for being in it, mostly when I was in the lower grades, people actually matured a bit through highschool and could care less what class you was in, though because of "Special ed" my younger years in elementary school were kinda hellish