Part 1:

Some professionals believe that all students with intellectual disability, regardless of the severity of the disability, should be educated in the general classroom. Discuss the major points of both sides of this issue.

Part 2:

Discuss why the prevalence of learning disabilities is now declining. If it`s because of RTI, why would this be the case? Might it be due to better teacher preparation?

Part 3:

The Focus On: Mindwandering in the text raises some interesting questions. For example, what is the relationship between mindwandering and mindfulness? Is there purposeful versus accidental mindwandering? The following videos explore some of these issues:

Do You Have a Wanding Mind?

Part 4:

Describe a situation or incident during your school years in which you believe teachers or principals may have contributed to students` misbehavior.