Dear Extra Credit: In your March 22 response to my letter about the Montgomery County learning centers issue ["For Reporters, a Remedial Course in Learning Centers," Montgomery Extra], you said that my references to students or children with mental retardation were "old-fashioned, and, to some,... -
What 'Mental Retardation' Means, and Why the Term Is Acceptable
Dear Extra Credit: In your March 22 response to my letter about the Montgomery County learning centers issue ["For Reporters, a Remedial Course in Learning Centers," Montgomery Extra], you said that my references to students or children with mental retardation were "old-fashioned, and, to some,...-
By Jay Mathews