A man dressed as the Biblical character Moses and his donut-wielding associate recently staged a 2-man flash mob at a Tenafly, New Jersey middle school to raise awareness about special needs education. After pulling up in a red Lamborghini wielding signs and rewritten Ten Commandment tablets regarding proposed improvements in the special ed department, they handed out free donuts and perplexed the school's burgeoning adolescents until the police asked them to leave.
Whew. First of all, Charlton Heston is rolling over in his grave. Secondly, don't feel bad if you're confused. There are a lot of moving parts in this story - let's break it down.
* A man dressed as Moses arrives with his friend in a sports car at a northern New Jersey middle school. So far, so good.
* Moses waves around homemade, revised Ten Commandments relating to recommended practices for special needs education. What in the world did the rewritten Ten Commandments say -Thou shalt not discriminate against the dyslexic?
* They hand out donuts to the kids. For me, this is the most confusing aspect of this incident. Moses and his sidekick's professed goal was to raise awareness about improvements that could be made in the scholastic arena of special needs education. Shouldn't they be handing out donuts to the principal and administrative staff who make these decisions? The middle-school students cannot help their cause; they're just hungry.
* The police banish Moses from the school. This was probably a good idea. However, My9 New Jersey reports that the donut guy has an autistic daughter and is an advocate for the rights of special needs children. So what's our takeaway?
Let my people go!...to a classroom with a small teacher-to-pupil ratio where the learning environment is tailored to the specific needs of children with cognitive disabilities...
Whew. First of all, Charlton Heston is rolling over in his grave. Secondly, don't feel bad if you're confused. There are a lot of moving parts in this story - let's break it down.
* A man dressed as Moses arrives with his friend in a sports car at a northern New Jersey middle school. So far, so good.
* Moses waves around homemade, revised Ten Commandments relating to recommended practices for special needs education. What in the world did the rewritten Ten Commandments say -Thou shalt not discriminate against the dyslexic?
* They hand out donuts to the kids. For me, this is the most confusing aspect of this incident. Moses and his sidekick's professed goal was to raise awareness about improvements that could be made in the scholastic arena of special needs education. Shouldn't they be handing out donuts to the principal and administrative staff who make these decisions? The middle-school students cannot help their cause; they're just hungry.
* The police banish Moses from the school. This was probably a good idea. However, My9 New Jersey reports that the donut guy has an autistic daughter and is an advocate for the rights of special needs children. So what's our takeaway?
Let my people go!...to a classroom with a small teacher-to-pupil ratio where the learning environment is tailored to the specific needs of children with cognitive disabilities...
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