Mainstreaming disabled preschool students has been argued for years. Now, NCLB regulations have many school districts scrambling for innovative solutions to make learning a more measurably, productive experience. Winchester Kentucky is taking on some of those challenges with an awareness of the needs of teachers and of their special students: "Technology and Teachers: Helping improve the life of special-needs students"
The schools and classrooms themselves must be brought up to date in the technological world. There are many devices available that can ease the transition of both students and teachers alike, but the tools may be unavailable due to funding.With technology changing in the blink of an eye, a school may purchase an assistive device and find its usefulness greatly reduces time and money spent integrating the disabled child . However, by the time the school has raised enough money to purchase more of the devices, it may find the model is outdated and not manufactured anymore.
This is a common pattern in the chase for the technology dragon. Research, grant writing, testing, budgeting, training, more testing, and implementation are not easily compressed activities...and the technology dragon isn't sticking around while the wheels of organizations spin. It is not always about leaving the children behind. School systems and teachers can find themselves left behind in the chase for appropriate technological solutions.