E15

When Father Christmas is the Gaslighter: Parents' Experiences with Special Education

From Special Education in Five Minutes · Hosted by David Poeschl

2026-07-01·290

Episode summary

In this episode of Special Education in Five Minutes: Parents of children with disabilities in the Global North share an unfortunate reality; schools don’t always have the best interests of their students as a first priority. Schools are under pressure from many directions, and with chronically low funding, there is a tendency to provide less than an optimum program for a child.

Original publisher description

Parents of children with disabilities in the Global North share an unfortunate reality; schools don’t always have the best interests of their students as a first priority. Schools are under pressure from many directions, and with chronically low funding, there is a tendency to provide less than an optimum program for a child. This conflict between…