YES. Schools do not care about children, they just make sure they pass the stupid state tests so the school can get MORE MONEY, and they just pass them on.

And then there’s special ed in schools. It is so corrupt. The schools fight to no end with parents because they don’t want to help the children.

So YES a child CAN go all thru school without getting help for this problem and any other learning problem.

I highly doubt that you could graduate high school without being diagnosed with Mental Retardation. One of the reasons for this is when you are in elementary school teachers would be able to see that the student has issues both with behavior and IQ issues due to the fact that the student is not performing well on tests and assignments. By law a student study team would be formed and then a Weschler’s Child Intelligence Test would be administered to see the Performance IQ and Verbal IQ. Remember Mental Retardation is anywhere below an IQ of 70. After this test an appropriate setting as per the Free and Appropriate Education Act would be put into play thus having the student attend a Special Day Class.

So all is all it would be quite hard to be in school without seeing that the student has a disabillity.

Prettymoreanysoon is correct it is totally possible for an individual with mild mental retardation to not be identified. This rare in most school districts but it does happen. Some school districts are desperately short of funds and testing a student for a referral can be more then a $1000. A student with mild mental retardation are often aware they have a disability and work hard at trying to hide it by acting out or not participating in class, so they are often seen as behavioral problems.

With the current requirements to meet federal high-stakes testing standards, I feel fewer students will go unidentified because teachers, schools and administrations are being held accountable for their students’ performances (The one good thing about “No Child Left Behind”) and will loose funding as well as the possibility of being shut down.

My question to this is where was the parents? Why was the parent/s not more actively involved to ensure their child’s academic and social needs were being met?

If you or someone you know made it through high school, graduated then take pride in that accomplishment. I work with students who will be lucky to live till graduation and have disabilities that make the simplest tasks impossible to accomplish without help.

R

yes. boarderline IQ for mental retardation is 70-79. an IQ of 69 is generally considered mild mental retardation. with an IQ of 69 a person is 100% capable of learning how to read, write, follow directions, life skills such as grooming and cooking, can drive a car, play sports, add, subtract, multiply, divide. a person with a low IQ can learn to operate a PC, use word, play games and search the internet. a person with an IQ of 69 will be able to get a job that pays well enough to support himself or herself. a person with an IQ of 69 and enough motivation can go to college and graduation college.

generally a person with a low IQ may have the most trouble in understanding consequences and accepting responsibility. this person will also seem to “learn slow” or catch on at a slower pace than other students. but if the student is motivated and maintains an average number of passing grades, the student may never be referred to special education. if the student is not referred, there will be no testing… no learning abilities, no psychological tests, and no IQ tests. this person could graduate high school and get a job and never know he or she has mental retardation.

Mental redardation is a very OLD and BROAD term. What kind of disability is in question?

WIth early identification and support, kids who used to be labeled as MR get support and education almost right after they are born. Most of these kids have supported education, IEPS, and learn and grow up with labels that focus on their abilities and positives.

If he/she has a learning disability and act, then I say Maybe….if there are not ANY obvious physical issues, he/she has someone with them to take notes, can memorize and take exams without issues, and complete assignments.

doubtful.