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Media Nick Diaz was in Special-Ed classes

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I kind of think Special Ed's a scam. I know that there are people who are slow learners or delayed in some ways (I think everyone is in different ways), but seems that schools would try to get as much people to special ed just to get more funding. Russell Peters the comedian says he was in special ed. Maybe he sucked at math as did Nick, but they both became successful in their fields.
 
SSgt Dickweed said:
I kind of think Special Ed's a scam. I know that there are people who are slow learners or delayed in some ways (I think everyone is in different ways), but seems that schools would try to get as much people to special ed just to get more funding. Russell Peters the comedian says he was in special ed. Maybe he sucked at math as did Nick, but they both became successful in their fields.
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As an educator, I can confirm that schools do use special education to their financial advantage but my experience with it has been by accepting children TOO delayed to function properly, and sticking them with some poor aide or teacher who can't actually help them.

Special education is not a scam. It is necessary, and anything that is necessary can also be abused. Russell Peters has ADHD and being "successful" doesnt mean or justify anything. High schools aren't vocational schools. They're a place to learn and develop your ability to learn, and I've been in classrooms full of kids that simply can't pay attention or properly absorb info in a regular class.
 
Back in the day, and maybe still now, a lot of kids get put in special ed or medicated just because they can't sit still for hours. Doesn't necessarily mean you're unintelligent and no shame in it.
 
At the 17:40 mark...

... can confirm that's accurate. Nick was really cool / got to talk to him a decade ago (about guillotines lol) for a bit while I was working. Got a pic doing the fists together / really was the highlight of my week.
 
NadaRekowski said:
I had a friend in special ed school. He had to take an idiot test at some point too.

Turned out he had an IQ of 148.
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I don't believe in IQ tests. So where is your friend in life now, what does he do with that genius IQ ? His job, finances, health ?
 
Dionysian said:
At the 17:40 mark...

... can confirm that's accurate. Nick was really cool / got to talk to him a decade ago (about guillotines lol) for a bit while I was working. Got a pic doing the fists together / really was the highlight of my week.
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Of your life.
 
fendertach said:
I have ADHD and was never in special ed. Must be an American thing.
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I think what Nick was describing is remedial classes. You still take the same state test as the regular classes it's just the class size is smaller and they go over the material slower.

It's also only for the core subjects, electives your in the same class as everyone else.
 
560ti said:
I think what Nick was describing is remedial classes. You still take the same state test as the regular classes it's just the class size is smaller and they go over the material slower.

It's also only for the core subjects, electives your in the same class as everyone else.
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Where I'm from special ed means class for retarded kids.
 
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