Notes from the Land of Beauty & Difficulty & Joy

My family and I spent last weekend in a Harrisburg Sheraton with 300-hundred-some others, all of whom gathered in the name of a chromosomal anomaly. How could this be fun? you might ask. Even the itinerary sounds heavy: lectures on …

We’re Presuming Competence

[Trigger Warning: This post quotes someone who uses the R-word.] In a workshop on special education, inclusion expert Dr. Cheryl Jorgensen simulates a class activity with a group of teachers. She asks them to pretend they’re students in a traditional …