The Spark Jake is a boy who has succeeded to the top of what others didn’t believe was possible. At a young age, he was diagnosed with autism and even then some teachers shut the door to his future because they believed that he wouldn’t be able to learn how to read or how to talk, but his mother felt otherwise and continued to fight against all odds. Schools and teachers shouldn’t make the families of autistic children feel as if they’re different than the rest of us. In fact, teachers should be trained on how to teach in a way that a child who is autistic would understand at a young age. Some children with autism tend to be very skilled in certain subjects, but could also ignore and be easily distracted with other things; this doesn’t
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Kristine shares in her book, “Michael and I were sending Jake to school to learn. But his teachers-the people responsible for his education- were telling me they didn’t think he could be taught” (56). I do not understand how an educator would deny education to anyone regardless of their situation. The educational system shouldn’t let this happen; there should be rules that allow student who are autistic to learn in the same environment as other without making them feel as if they’re incapable of learning and making their parents believe that there is no hope. If things like this continue, then autistic kids will have no chance. Jake is a great example of how smart autistic kids are. They might seem like they’re in their own world, but their world is full of bright future. Jake has a higher I.Q. than Einstein even though teachers were giving up on him. Teachers and schools shouldn’t be little children with autism. They’re in their own world, but their worlds are full of high …show more content…
I do agree that there should be classes in which a child with autism can learn the subjects that do not come easily to them, but to exclude them from the rest of their peers does not seem fair. They might say it would be easier so teachers don’t to waste their time trying to teach the children with autism and those who don’t have autism. Most teachers wouldn’t want to spend so much time on one subject when it would be easier to place them in a class that is integrated with others who have a difficult time learning as
Kristine shares in her book, “Michael and I were sending Jake to school to learn. But his teachers-the people responsible for his education- were telling me they didn’t think he could be taught” (56). I do not understand how an educator would deny education to anyone regardless of their situation. The educational system shouldn’t let this happen; there should be rules that allow student who are autistic to learn in the same environment as other without making them feel as if they’re incapable of learning and making their parents believe that there is no hope. If things like this continue, then autistic kids will have no chance. Jake is a great example of how smart autistic kids are. They might seem like they’re in their own world, but their world is full of bright future. Jake has a higher I.Q. than Einstein even though teachers were giving up on him. Teachers and schools shouldn’t be little children with autism. They’re in their own world, but their worlds are full of high …show more content…
I do agree that there should be classes in which a child with autism can learn the subjects that do not come easily to them, but to exclude them from the rest of their peers does not seem fair. They might say it would be easier so teachers don’t to waste their time trying to teach the children with autism and those who don’t have autism. Most teachers wouldn’t want to spend so much time on one subject when it would be easier to place them in a class that is integrated with others who have a difficult time learning as