Special education, as defined by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, is the instruction that addresses the unique needs of a student eligible to receive special education services. Special education is provided at no cost to parents and includes the related services a student needs to access her/his educational program.

Special education has come with a negative attitude in many scenarios. It is deceived as students who don't know how to do school work on their own or function in school without help from a teacher. Shockingly enough, students who are in the special ed programs actually know how to get through their daily life at school. They know how to do their school work, and if it is challenging they know how to ask for help.

Students with any sort of learning or cognitive disability can function in the classroom as any other student can. In fact, most students around them have no idea that they are a part of the special ed program.

If you do not know what happens in the special ed program here is a glimpse of it all. Students will have what is known as a case manager. The case manager carries the responsibility to coordinate instruction and related services for the student. Another part of the special ed program is the Individual Education Plan A.K.A the IEP. The IEP holds what the student is allowed to receive in their education. That could be more time on tests, a note taker, ability to record or lectures or anything else.

Most of the time, students who are in the special ed program use their accommodations to succeed in the best manner. A student who does have an impairment that can possibly hinder their success in school will know what can help them to succeed, what they are best at, and what they need more help in.

Special ed programs are not funded as much as they should be.

Education Week claims 5.83 million students in the United States are a part of the special ed programs. With that many students in the program, it is saddening to think less than 15% of the program is funded.

Students all across the country, let alone the world, deserve to be served with the education they deserve. Many of these students find themselves in hours upon hours of stress from the lack of help they deserve to have and the overwhelming amount of work that is thrown at them. Yes, these students should receive the same work, but they also deserve the accommodations that are in their IEP and help they ask for. When these students end up on a mountain full of stress they are known to give up and say they will never be as good as their classmates. Support the special ed system even if you have no connection to it. It is incredibly important.