Marc Gold Try Another Way composite
Well, perhaps because of the way the 2nd post was posted I received no guesses about what the individuals discussed in this post have in common. The short video link above will provide another hint.
Marc Gold is a pioneer in developing strategies for teaching individuals with disabilities employment related skills and moreover a pioneer in the very concept that this was possible. He maintained that it is not fault of the person with a disability if they fail to learn a task but the failure of the one teaching. His methods have been distilled down to the systematic approach he called Try Another Way.
This simple statement is a constant reminder to me and has become one of the most valuable tools in my " job coach toolbox".
I hope that you will seek out some of the longer clips of this truly remarkable man and his methods. Marc Gold began his research and development of his approach in the late 1960s- early 1970s. The principles have been incorporated into vocational models ever since. It is not without a measure of sadness that I ask how many individuals with an IQ of 11 such as the woman in the video clip have the opportunity to work all these years later?
I hope to pull together all these examples and ideas in the next post.
