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Exceptional children are different in some significant way from others of the same age. For these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences. 5 7c8xk[.2
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding — the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation. =7eV/3
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities. sXPe/fWo
"All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children — the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children — disabled or not — to an appropriate education, and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response, schools are modifying their programs, adapting instruction to children who are exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs. rx|pOz,:
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特殊兒童與其他同齡的正常孩子相比有一些重要的不同之處。對于這些孩子來說，要使他們到成年時全部的潛力能得到開發，那么他們所受的教育就必須適應那些差異。 ? =Kduef
盡管我們關注的焦點是特殊兒童的需要，但我們發現自己也在描述他們的生活環境。當舞臺上的主角吸引了我們的注意力后，我們也能意識到配角及劇目本身場景的重要性。特殊兒童所處的家庭及社會環境常常是他們成長和發展的關鍵。正是在公立學校里我們感受到了社會知性的充分體現——傳授給下一代的知識、希望和恐懼。 KZf+MSq?
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任何社會的教育都是反映該社會的一面鏡子。在這面鏡子里，我們可以看到力量、弱點及文化本身。過去30年間公共教育所表現出的對特殊兒童的巨大關注表明了存在于我們社會中的那種強烈的感受，即所有公民，不論情況特殊與否，都應該得到全面發展其能力的機會。 NzvXN1_%
“人人生來平等”這句話我們已聽過無數次，但它對民主社會的教育仍然有著極其重要的寓意。盡管這句話被國家締造者們用來預示法律面前人人平等，它也被解釋為機會面前人人平等。這一概念暗示了所有兒童都有接受教育的機會——即每個兒童，不管其本身的能力大小與否，都有權利在學習上最大限度地得到幫助。最近的法庭裁決已再次確定了所有兒童——不論殘疾與否——都有接受相適應的教育的權利，并已命令公立學校采取必要的措施來提供這種教育。作為回應，學校也在調整課程安排，使授課能夠適應特殊兒童，適應那些不能從常規課程中真正獲益的兒童的需要。
