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ever did.
This goes to show that when they are positioned as competent
and allowed to exercise real self-determination within the classroom
and the curriculum, students will rise to the occasion. Henry Giroux
(1987) once wrote, "To be literate is not to be free, it is to be present
and active in the struggle for reclaiming one's
voice, history and
future" (p.11). As teachers of the visually impaired, we must insist
that our students take up this struggle for self-determination, each
and every day, within and beyond the walls of our classrooms.
References
Agran, M., Snow, K., & Swaner, J. (September 01, 1999). Teacher
Perceptions of Self-Determination: Benefits, Characteristics,
Strategies. Education and Training in Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities, 34(3), 293-301.
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