| Special Education History | | | | not like to be caged, Victor escaped a couple of times |
| | | | | from a widow's bedroom window. He was normally |
| Special Education, over the years, has matured and | | | | deficient, but Itard believed he could educate the boy |
| improved substantially. The history of it contains many | | | | through experience. During Itard's time, it was a |
| admirable historical figures and events that have | | | | common belief that mentally disabled people were |
| defined and impacted Special Education. I, however, | | | | uneducable. The remarkable guru spent five years |
| picked 4 purchasers and one happening so I thought | | | | trying to "cure" him. After 5 years, Victor could read |
| had a great impact on Special education. Without | | | | and speak a few words, and could also show |
| these kinds of people, special education may not be | | | | affection towards his caretakers. Unfortunately, he |
| where it is today. I imagine Jean Itard, Edouard Seguin, | | | | never reached normality. Itard thought he had failed as |
| Helen Keller, Samuel Howe and the Brown Vs. Board | | | | a teacher, but his experience with Victor taught others |
| of Education, got all monumental underpins in the | | | | that in order to achieve the smallest success, he had |
| history of Special Ed. Although they are not the only | | | | to accept Victor as a person. His work implemented |
| sites this should be commended for working at an | | | | the most important truth of all, and that was that |
| outstanding job in improving the status of Special Ed, | | | | education had to be in harmony with the dynamic |
| education would not progress as much without them. | | | | nature of life. Special Education History |
| Special Education History | | | | The next important historical figure was not a teacher, |
| | | | | but a remarkable student. Helen Keller had an illness |
| Jean Itard is perhaps best defined as "the Father of | | | | which left her blind and deaf. As a young child, she |
| Special Education" Although he was not aware that his | | | | suffered through severe retardation. She made animal |
| work would have been defined as Special education, | | | | like sounds, ripped her clothes off, and was not toilet |
| his work had a profound effect on future generations. | | | | trained. It was apparent that she lacked civilized traits. |
| Itard was educated to be a tradesman. However, | | | | Many years later, even she said "I was an animal." |
| during the French Revolution, he joined the army to | | | | Poor Helen had become a very difficult child. She |
| become an assistant surgeon. After the war, he took | | | | terrorized the house hold, and often endangered the |
| upon a new and challenging project called Victor. | | | | people in it. The Kellers were advised to visit an expert |
| Victor was a wild, animal- like boy that was found | | | | on deaf children. This was the well known Alexander |
| running around in the forest. In 1800 he was bought to | | | | Graham Bell. Bell suggested that the family seek an |
| Paris for observation. When Itard saw the wild, | | | | instructor from Perkins University. Don't let your love |
| uncivilized boy, he assumed that he had been recently | | | | ones suffer anymore! Lead them out through Special |
| abandoned by his parents. Like a wild animal that does | | | | Education History program now! |