Teens Should Place In Special Classes

For many years people have discussed whether autistic children or teens should be placed in regular classes, given special aides, or if they should be placed in special classes. In the book, The Spark, by Kristine Barnett, it talks about how Kristine’s son, Jacob, otherwise known as Jake, and how he was diagnosed with autism at age two, yet he overcame all of the stereotypes placed on autistic children. Jacob was in special ed class, but his mother pulled him out because he was not making any progress. She decided to prepare Jacob for mainstream kindergarten, all on her own. Since then, with her focusing on his strengths instead of his weaknesses, Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein, has a photographic memory, is extremely smart, and is considered a prodigy. He learned things that others wouldn’t get taught until they are in college, while he was only twelve years old or younger. Jacob has accomplished, and learned many things that others can only dream of doing and learning, and he has done everything at a very
By those kids or teens being placed in those special classes they are being labeled, they aren’t given the option if they want to placed in a regular classes, even if it’s with a special aide. In the TED Talk, Labels Limit Learning, by James Nottingham, he clearly states that “labels get in the way, whether they are positive or negative.” That happened to Jake. Jake wasn’t expected to accomplish anything, or amount to anything in life after being diagnosed with autism. “When he was three, the goal the experts had set was that he’d be able to tie his own shoes at sixteen.”(Barnett 3) He overcame the odds and now is considered a prodigy in math and science. Jake was twelve when he got his first summer job, he was hired as a paid researcher in physics at a