Sadism or not ? McGonagall and her punishments

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Shaun:

And in a sense, it's even more important you do this with kids who have learning difficulties. If you allow a child's learning difficulties to stop you letting them do things they should be capable of, then you're not doing the child a service. You're actually doing them a great disservice. There are limits - no child with a learning difficulty should ever be knowingly be placed in 
a situation which their LD actually prevents them from doing. But placing them in a situation where they are expected to do what other children their age do when you know they are capable of it, even if they find it harder, is generally a good thing.
 
Yes, you have to make some allowances for them, some accomodations. But the idea is to give the child only those accomodations that they actually need, and not give them accomodations to the level that you start to retard their development of skills they are capable of.
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Marianne:

Shaun, I hope this is part of your post.

I have a child that has learning disabilities.  I was guilty of standing in the way of allowing him to do things.  I used his LD as an excuse, because I was the one that worried too much.  I wrapped him in cotton as much as I could.  But when he was in school there were times when he had no choice to be in with the "normal" kids in classes.  Most teachers expected him to do his share, obviously on his learning level, and it was the best thing that ever happened to him - and me. My son even introduced me to the class rat - something I thought I'd never do.  As years have gone by, and he is in a job training situation, I've seen him become more and more independant.  He does things that I would never let him do.  Like touch a stove, etc.  He is not placed in situations that is beyond his limits, but he's learning beyond the ones I ever thought he could do.  Although he's never left alone - left to run amuck as I put it.  I'm darned proud of him and ashamed of myself for not allowing him to progress until now.

If muggle schools has LD kids in their system, I wonder if Hogwarts would allow LD children in?  Would there be some kind of magic to tame down ADHD?  I can't imagine Hogwarts could/would ever change a personality of a child.  Muggle schools couldn't do it.  Or would parents keep their child home.  Sort of like the Kendra/Ariana situation.

Sorry it's so long.

Marianne