Retarded Children Not Defectives
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conform to the average human type representing the present stage of civilization. Abnormal, subnormal, and supernormal children are those who deviate from the average human type, and retarded children are those who have failed to make the usual progress in school work, as prescribed by school authorities and courses of study. This article is to deal exclusively with retarded children. For the past five years, I have had the privilege of observing the intellectual and spiritual unfolding of about one hundred and fifty retarded children who were classified in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Out of this by-product of the school system, I
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دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016