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In reply to the discussion: Autistic student denied graduation [View all]Ilsa
(61,694 posts)17. Good question. I guess
US employers seek "generalists", sometimes to train up themselves. There isn't much in the way of vocational training at the high school level involving specific skills. That occurs in training programs and community colleges, mostly for-profit institutions now, and expensive to obtain.
Off subject, I find the US's institutions unwillingness to look at what works in other industrialized nations appalling. We see it in healthcare, education, career planning, etc. It's as if we feel the need to re-invent the wheel instead of investigating what works well elsewhere and why.
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Savants are the exception, not the rule in the population of people with autism.
PA Democrat
May 2012
#7
i've read that people with aspergers tend to do well with math, sciece, things like computer
dionysus
May 2012
#33
Why are his teachers passing him in math class when he obviously doesn't understand the concepts?n/t
Taitertots
May 2012
#6
Passing a test is completely different from showing you understand what's being taught
proud2BlibKansan
May 2012
#22
Teachers are also totally subjective and easily influenced by outside factors
Taitertots
May 2012
#25
Why are you derailing the discussion by accusing me of supporting "deformers"?
Taitertots
May 2012
#32
16% is directly from the OP article, supplied to them by the state of Georgia
Taitertots
May 2012
#41
If you can't remember the steps in setting up and solving the problems, you can't do math
FarCenter
May 2012
#38