Question

For this essay, you need to watch a short documentary and compose an essay the prompt for the essay is that what do you think about the approach the teacher and other faculty members to support peter and become part of the classroom environment? And do you think the method they utilized effective and what would you do if you were in their position to help peter. The essay has to be your own opinion and ought to be persuasive. The essay has to be at least 500 words. The link for the video is

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0rvzD4UoARU

Answer 1

Peter was given formal education along with other normal children. All the training and classes were taken together. No special attention was given. The teachers and other faculty members are tolerant and understanding of Peter's behaviour and there is no punishment for bad behavior or reinforcement for good behaviour.

In my opinion, though the method sounds good, it isn't actually effective. The reasons are as follows-

Children like Peter require special attention and they cannot have the same pace of learning like other normal children. Their understanding, listening, speaking, reading or writing speed can be very slow and they need special aid like prompts, mnemonics to learn things. Treating him like other children is a bad idea. I also see other students getting troubled by him, which tampers their mental health too. The environment and the state of mind we present to children is very important, as it has the potential to impact on their later years. They may also develop a negative attitude towards people with special needs throughout their lives. So, in my opinion the method opted by teachers to educate peter is ineffective.