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        "Students who are placed in high groups have access to far richer schooling experiences than other students" (Oakes). I believe that this is so true because the students who are in schools that have more resources have better grades than the students who are in schools that do not have the resources that they need. It is so sad because students should have the same opportunity no matter where they go to school. I am not saying that every student who attends a school that doesn't have the resources never gets good grades, but those resources could really help them accell later in life. They could get the skills that they need to forever changing society. The area that the school is in that does not have the resources that it needs might not have the money to get those resources. It is a shame that schools do not the access to get what the students need. In my school, in my opinion, there are many students that need some extra help and either the school d...

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CNNbxUIU0Dv24S0EwuJaOtq6mKtCQsGFskHr6sBfmxc/edit?usp=sharing    *This is the link that goes to my map of authors In my class most of the children are Hispanic and some of them do speak Spanish at home but when they are at school, they speak English. When I get there my class is in library and they always color a picture that is related to the book that the library teacher reads to them. I always go table to table to talk to everyone and there was a table full of girls that were speaking Spanish. When I got closer to the table, they stopped speaking Spanish and told me that they were practicing speaking Spanish and they went back to speaking it. I do not know how to speak in Spanish, so I have no idea what they were saying but I thought it was cool because as they went back to speaking Spanish, I said to myself that there is probably someone at home that does not speak any English so they need to learn how to communicate with them at this...

Kliewer: Citizenship in school: Reconceptualizing Down Syndrome “Now we know that people with disabilities can learn and have a full, rich life. The challenge is to erase negative attitudes about people with developmental disabilities, get rid of the stereotypes and break the barriers for people with disabilities” (Kliewer). I find it so disgusting that people actually think that it is okay to have all these negative attitudes towards people with disabilities. These kids want nothing more than just to fit on and feel normal but unfortunately it is so hard for them to be accepted. These kids are so smart and unique in their own way that they could be so resourceful to other children.  “It’s not like they come here to be labeled, or to believe the label. We’re all here—kids, teachers, parents, whoever—it’s about all of us working together, playing together, being together, and that’s what learning is. Don’t tell me any of these kids are being set up to fail” (Kliewer). These kid...