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A hot topic in yesterday's news was the US Dept of Ed's directive to public schools to provide opportunities for disabled students to play on sports teams. Of course in that Other Message Board are the typical clueless knee jerk reactions, as if Sacrastaball jumped from a South Park episode to reality. Take post #3:
Well, there are millions of kids who don't make the team....millions....so should we have another team for them??
Post #15, the mother of a disabled child, decides she's had ENOUGH of the Politically Incorrect FR crowd and pipes up in response to #3:
She is not good enough to be in any after school activity.
Its very frustrating!!!
Then my other daughter was just diagnosed with a focal dystonia, a movement disorder, and she is now considered disabled. It causes cramping and uncontrollable movements in her left hand (shes a lefty) when she writes, plays the flute (she was a very, very, very good musician),, types, or other repetitive hand movements.
It just started a year ago. She was supposed to march in the Rose Bowl Parade with her band, but she couldnt play her flute. It seems like they could have figured out something for her to do.
My daughter with dystonia is switching to theater and singing, so she at least is finding something to do.
My other daughter has no after school activities, and she is lonely.
I dont know what the solution is, but its hard having a kid that doesnt have many friends.
Post #18: "Look for alternatives. It is part of the pain, but the reward is so much deeper than what the typical kids accomplishments bring."
Mom comes back in Post #25 but of course putting a little RW spin:
I actually think getting the government involved might hurt the kids in the long run. People without disabilities resent being forced into helping.
My daughters go to a private Christian achool, and you would think they would be more helpful.
Then the bullying begins in post #32:
Post #36 gets worse:
The mom comes back at #39 in response to #36. Uh oh, did I just catch an undercover DUer?
Why not have some activities that take everyone and are not competitive? She would love to do theater, singing, softball, basketball but she sucks at it. She just wants to participate and have fun, but once you get into high school the groups are all competitive.
Its just difficult. No real answers.
More craziness ensues, like in #41:
#42:
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Initech
(100,104 posts)jmowreader
(50,563 posts)that are also non-compassionate.
Anything with a lot of Republicans in it is on that list.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Yes, non-disabled kids are cut or fail to make sports teams all the time. It sucks for them personally I'm sure. But at the end of the day, they're not disabled. At the end of the day, even if they're not good enough to make the basketball team, they still don't have to face half the struggle so many of these disabled kids face - whether it's a physical or mental handicap.
DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav
(408 posts)everyone can participate in, that shouldn't be to much to ask. It doesn't have to be something expensive.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)Republicans aren't happy unless their crying about something, that's why all the negative replies. . .