<p>I added this link to a thread from the Learning challenges board- because I know there are some parents who are frustrated with cases in the news of districts paying lots of money for special education students.</p>
<p>I know there are many students ( and adults) who are " twice- gifted" both with learning challenges and strenghts.</p>
<p>I have posted previously about my child who had a very high tested IQ, yet did not qualify for any programs in our public schools, because she also has challenges.</p>
<p>However, she was able to graduate high school & college and is very happy and working.
Many students at her college- have some sort of issue that affects learning- but as it is a smaller college- with good funding- they are able to support these students for the most part.</p>
<p>I didn't graduate high school- and am still working on taking college classes after taking my GED. It has been very difficult. ( I was diagnosed but not accommodated in K-12)</p>
<p>In my years in public schools ( as a volunteer and parent) I saw many students who are very bright & perceptive- but the way education is * administered* just brushes the surface of getting these students engaged.</p>
<p>Furthermore, 75 percent of the unemployed, 33 percent of mothers receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), 85 percent of juveniles appearing in court, 60-to-75 percent of prison inmates, 40 percent of minority youth, and 30-million adults whom suffer from dyslexia are, usually, never even diagnosed as having a dyslexia problem.
The</a> Gifted Learning Project - Free Library resources</p>