People think when you in Special Ed that you s’posed to be sitting ’round drooling so they can pick you right out the crowd. That just shows they be dumber than they think we are. There’s folks in Special Ed get driver’s licenses. They go to school, hand you change at the store, take your order at the drive-through, and sack your groceries. We talk just like other folk. We well, not me, but most-look just like other folk. We understand stuff. We just learn it slow. And most of what we understand is that people what ain’t Speddies think we too stupid to get out our own way. And that makes me mad.
Comprehension Questions
1. What does Quincy say about the way Special Ed students learn?
A. They can't learn
B. They can understand and learn things, just at a slower pace
C. No Special Ed students can learn to work
2. Why do these assumptions about Special Ed upset Quincy?
A. They are all true
B. They further isolate those in Special Ed from others
C. People will not be able to learn her truth
A. They are all true
B. They further isolate those in Special Ed from others
C. People will not be able to learn her truth
Your Thoughts
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Vocabulary
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