Summary

When reading the blog post about Autistic students and their thinking abilities, I learned that, just like other students and even adults, autistic children tend to look away when thinking of an appropriate response to a question asked in conversation (Autism, 2012). In another blog post, I learned that it is actually cheaper to send a child with special needs to a private school. Because some public school districts cannot provide adequate special education, the state will send children in that district to private schools; this is no cost to the family and comes from tax payer’s money (Special Education, 2011). In yet another blog post, I saw that the common-core test is now going to have built-in accommodations for special needs students. These accommodations have been needed for years; however, with the federal Race to the Top money, it is becoming a reality. These tests should be ready by 2014 (Shah, 2011).

 References

"Autism: Don't Look Now -- I'm Trying to Think." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 07 Mar. 2012. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120307094143.htm?utm_source=feedburner.

Shah, N. "Common-Core Tests to Have Built-in Accommodations." Education Week. 3 June 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/03/33tests_ep.h30.html?tkn=SOSFVr5HKu/nSzyddQR3pWcrcovfmqOjvQNu.

"Special Education Can Cost Less In A Private School." Tarpey Group Blog. 15 Dec. 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. http://www.tarpeygroupblog.com/2011/12/15/special-education-can-cost-less-in-a-private-school/.