Special Education

Albert Camus is a French novelist, essayist and journalist whose works had great influence in the mid-20th century.

Camus was born in Mondovi, Algeria on November 7, 1913. L’etranger (1942, English tr. The Stranger, 1946) is narrated by a man named Mersault, a clerk in Algeria who blindly commits murder and then realizes the unique value of life and solidarity of man. Le mythe de Sisyphe (1943 English tr. The Plague 1948). L’homme révolté studies the concepts of personal and historical revolutions in Europe since the 18th century. His other works include Lettres à un ami allemand (1945), the dramas Le Malentendu (1944 English tr. The Misunderstanding, 1958) and Les justes (1949, The Just Assassins, 1958), La chute (1956, The Fall, 1957), L’été (1954), L’exile et le royaume (1957.

Having a special need child in the family doesn’t mean you have to panic. Just like other kids, special needs children can learn to live a normal life and reach their full potential. Guidance, teaching and love are primary ingredients in rearing a special child and helping him reach full potential.

The “panicking” of parents upon learning about their child’s situation can be attributed to some common misconceptions in dealing with special needs children. These misconceptions lead to the thought that there is no bright future for special needs children. Unless these myths are fully understood and corrected, parents will never know that special needs children will still reach their full potentials. Here are the top 3 common special child misconceptions and the truth about them:



Parenting and teaching a special child will take away all your happiness and replace it with difficulties.

This may be true to some persons who don’t love the child at all – but does this type of person exist? How can parents not love their own child no matter what his needs are? Parenting and teaching a special child is not a reason to be unhappy. It is all in the attitude! Rearing a child with special needs doesn’t take away your happiness. You may be unhappy but it’s your choice. You can choose to be happy and satisfied caring and teaching your special child. Rather than letting yourself be imprisoned by the situation, be in control. Plan exciting activities that will help you enjoy at the same time leave an effective learning experience to your child.

Special needs children will never reach their full potential.

This is another myth. Just like any other children, special needs children can reach their full potential. They can learn to speak, read, and interact with other people. They have the ability to live a happy, satisfied and complete life. But they won’t be able to achieve these on their own. They need guidance and proper teaching for them to be the best person that they could be. You should not be the judge of your child’s potential. Let him explore and learn. There are several education materials that cater to teaching special needs children reach their full potential.

Nobody understands the difficulties of parenting and teaching special needs children.

No two persons are the same. The individual difference theory is true but it doesn’t apply to situations. You may be facing the challenge of parenting or teaching differently abled children but you are not alone. Many other parents or teachers have been through the same situation. The only thing that differs is the way people handle special situations like this. There are even foundations and organizations that cater to helping parents and teachers cope up with the challenge of teaching and parenting children with special needs.

Parenting and teaching special needs children is an easy task if you know how to handle the situation. Don’t panic! Know what is true and what is not. Don’t judge a situation based on pure misconceptions. As long as you know what to do, parenting and teaching children with special needs will be a satisfying and fulfilling experience.




By: Marie Dunleavy

New Delhi/: Delhi headquartered India’s leading PR, Media and Marketing Communications agency, Approach Communications, which is already working for SME, Healthcare and pharma, FMCG, Films and Entertainment, real estate, art and other sectors, is foraying into education business through its new venture ” Approach Academy”. Approach Academy will set up its own institutes in the country to offer practical training courses in PR, Media, Advertising, Digital and Internet Marketing, Events and Promotions, Brand Management, Healthcare Communications and Marketing Management, Medical Tourism, Rural Marketing and Communications, Marketing Communications, Publishing and Life skills related courses in Communications skills, English Language and Personality development apart from other job oriented professional training courses in sun rising industries like Retail, TV Productions and other Celebrity management. The fast growing Indian PR Agency which is being headed by media professional Sonu Tyagi, is setting up its first company owned Institute in Delhi which will be ready in next two months. Approach Communications will be setting up these academies in other offices locations as well like Mumbai, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Dehradun as well where the company is already having the operations. Approach Academy will also train its own employees in media relations, PR, Image Management and other disciplines. More information can be accessed on www.approachacademy.com and www.approachcom.com

“Approach Academy” is a first of its kind initiative to train the practicalities of growing PR, Media and marketing communications professions. The PR Agency is also discussing with some world’s leading PR and Media institutes for a possible tie up. Approach Communications will also bring the renowned authorities in PR, Media Relations, Brand Management, Internet and Digital Marketing from all over the World time to time. The academy will also train industry professionals to hone their skills through short term training courses. The faculty of the Approach Academy will be a mix set of professional and academicians but the emphasis will be on the practical training and bright students will be recruited in the company itself. Despite so many media and mass communications institutes in the country, it is felt that they are not training the students for the real and practical PR exercise. The advisory board of the academy will comprise the top PR, Media and marketing professionals.

Commenting on this initiative, Sonu Tyagi, Director of Approach Communications and Approach Academy said “Educational Business in India is growing at a fast pace and this is the right time to enter the growing industry as well as setting a new standard of practical PR and Communications training in the fast growing PR Industry. We interact with the mass communications students on the regular basis and most of the students even are not aware what a PR Agency does and how. This is the level of training and education going on in the industry right now whereas the PR and media industry have to waste its resources and time again on these students.

Approach Communications has already worked for few educational brands in the past. The company is also offering specialized PR and Marketing expertise to the education industry. Apart from this educational PR Initiative, Delhi based PR Agency is also coming with a Directory and Career guide for Western Uttar Pradesh students which will be on stand in March next year. It is also launching three web portals like www.goruralindia.com, www.gomedicalindia.com and one related to spiritual segment which will be online soon. Approach Communications, which is just in 4 year of operations; have already handled leading companies, entertainment and social sector clients. The agency is present in 5 cities of India with its headquarters in Delhi. Agency has handled accounts like Rathi Thermax, U.S.Writopia, SOS Children’s Villages of India, Aaliya Productions, Greentech Foundation, General Motors,{ Regional}, Sutlej Motors Ltd, Malaysian Promotion Council, Handicapped Care Foundation, FMCG International , Jhankar Television, JMD Group among others

Contact for More Info: Sonu Tyagi at Approach Communications 9212446210 /43552970

Email: approachpr@gmail.com Visit us at www.approachcom.com www.approachacademy.com




By: Sonu Tyagi