Have you ever wondered how special education came about? This book surveys the history of education legislation from Brown v. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education to aLeave No Child Behind.a Has the learning disabilities component of special education been a failure? Educators have always paid lip service to having the best interests of students in mind. If so, why has every movement for change in our schools been mandated by Federal legislation? Do legislators know what is best for national education? Do individual teachers have their own agenda? This book contains some disquieting revelations about how things are going in general education and special education as well as some unorthodox proposals. Mostly, this book is about methods for teachers who face ever increasing numbers of reluctant students and how to reach them. Read about some lifesaving techniques for teachers and students as a challenging time of life is met aa middle school.