|
High School |
College |
| Fewer responsibilities |
More independent living (car,
insurance gas) |
| Career decisions not expected |
Student expected to know
career goal |
| Student assisted with
decisions |
Increased number of decisions;
Student expected to make independent decisions |
| Limits set for student by
parents and teachers |
More self-evaluation and
self-monitoring required; More independent reading and
studying required; Student establishes and attains own
goals; Student accountable to whomever pays for education;
Interest in learning generated by student |
| Schedule set by school |
Students are responsible for
designing a schedule of courses in which they can be
successful (i.e., type of courses, # of courses, time during
the day, etc.) |
| Attendance and progress well
monitored
|
Attendance and progress not
monitored |
| Student's time structured by
home and school |
Student responsible for
managing time and commitments; More "free" time during the
day; Time management and organizational skills critical |
| Special education teacher
liaison between student, other teachers, administrators, and
parents |
Student determines when help
is neeed |
| Help readily available |
Student must locate the
appropriate resources |
| Student need not seek out help |
Student responsible for
self-advocacy; Student must self-identify disability and
request services; Student required to provide recent
documentation of disability which clearly supports requested
accommodations; Student must independently seek help using
effective communication skills; Services must be requested
well in advance |
| Student labeled as "special
education" |
Student not labeled |
| Student possibly served
separately from other students |
Students not served separately
from other students |
| Personnel talk freely with
parent about student progress and planning |
Other students and faculty
will not know about student's disability without student's
permission; Faculty only notified of required
accommodations; Personnel cannot discuss student without
student's written permission |
