So, I ask myself- what to do?
As always in education- there are teachers devoted to their
calling, school and district leaders with vision and optimism.
There are always
people to work with, to share skills with, to learn from and to offer training
to. Children are well behaved and respond to an instruction from any adult.
Those who remain in school are keen to learn.
In mainstream schooling and in the small number of special
needs schools and units I have visited, there is much to admire and respect,
while appreciating the difficulties faced.
Ghana passed its Persons with Disabilities Act in 2006, with
provision for a ten year period to prepare and adapt. As 2015/16 approaches,
and the country prepares to adopt an educational Inclusion policy, which will
encompass Special Educational Needs, previously introduced ideas and practices
need to be joined together and problems in mainstream schools addressed.
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