There is no evidence to suggest that I am wrong. But, you just keep on believing what you want to believe; it is of no consequence to me. You are just another contrarian nark without a mind of your own.

There is plenty of evidence to suggest that you're wrong, ttbn. I linked to it.

<<But, you just keep on believing what you want to believe ...>>

My frequent linking to evidence in support of my claims is hardly the behaviour of person who simply believes what they want to believe. Nor is it suggestive of someone who is merely out to be contrarian.

<<You are just another contrarian nark without a mind of your own.>>

There's having a mind of your own, and then there's just making it up as you go. As religions do with faith, you are trying to make a virtue out of a lack of evidence.

Ms Hanson was almost right in what she said but used the word "autistic" when she meant "disruptive". Not all disruptive students are autistic and not all autistic students are disruptive. What serious students who are there to learn, and their teachers, require and deserve is a classroom not dominated by yobbo disruptors irrespective of what makes them yobbo disruptors. Disruptors need to be segregated into classrooms ruled by teachers long on discipline and short on wishy washy "nuance".

There was a school in Melbourne which contained students who complained that their "culture" would not accept males having to take instruction from females. Moslems of course. Instead of placing an authoritarian old female dragon in charge of them to put the young prats in their place, Premier Joan Kirner caved in and saw that they had a male teacher. What a wuss!

I delayed writing about this subject. I have my own opinion but to be fair I wanted a consensus of the 2 Teachers, 2 Teachers Aids, a just retired Teacher, The mother of an Autistic boy & couple of older people & a couple of younger people with children in the lower classes of the school system. The 4 Teachers & Teachers Aids have older Children in higher Classes, of which two were involved in the Discussion over a BBQ.

I can say that only one person violently disagreed with Pauline & the
"Lady" doesn't have any children at school.

Everyone else said that the children with Disabilities should have separate Classes with appropriately & Specially Trained Teachers.

I was subjected to some very horrific horror stories. The Teachers, Teachers Aids & the retired Teacher all said that rarely do they get through the full lesson for the Subject. They all said that if they dare complain they are then counselled for their attitude & given a warning.

There are ways around the problem though. I was told that the Classes are divided up into A,B,C,& D. with the really smart kids in A & so on down to D. Where the Problem Children & the not so bright are put.

Not long ago I was asked If I would like to participate in a lesson for my neighbours daughter. She is a Teachers Aid & a Vet. She does the D Class. I had to bring my three puppies along while she gave a talk on "Looking after your Pet." I saw for my self the various types of disabilities & the disruptive behaviour the Teachers have to put up with daily. The Teachers from the other Classes saw what we were doing & what was only supposed to be an hour turned out to be an all morning thing. I enjoyed the day & had a great time with the kids.
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I don't have a Blue Card so one of the Principals had to be with me, but that was a good thing. There weren't any problems, distraction or tantrums with the other Classes. I said to the Teacher of the D Class that the other Classes weren't as much fun as her class & she said something I didn't quite catch.

So out of that exercise I came to the conclusion that Pauline was right to raise the Subject as unsavoury as it is. It's a Subject that need to lose it's Taboo & come out in the open.

The feel good people have been forcing this problem on the Teaching Profession for much too long.