The designating categories of special education have been carefully conceptualized by educators and are conscientiously considered in the cases of students who appear to have a barrier or barriers to learning. Most cases referred to school psychologists are straightforward and well understood. Time and time again we have seen that when the student, designation, and assigned services match, the services received by the students lead to their progress.

School psychologists review, observe, and consider what the situation may be with these students but cannot seem to put their finger on the specific challenges and needs of the students – on what the actual barrier to their successful education is. A number of the more baffling students assessed would be better understood as having health impairments or brain injuries because of their significant medical histories or traumatic experiences. Within special education we have assessed for developmental delays, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional problems, and health impairments among others. There remains a group of students, however, whose inability to access their education with success is still not understood. Twenty years after the publication of Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child’s Learning Disabilities, we have new challenges to face in education. Have we identified, in either general or special education, all the possible barriers to learning and behaving in school with success? Who are these students who do not fit? What are the barriers to their education? Learning abilities differ from man to man. The latest trend in the education system is online education where the students can enjoy utmost freedom in the process of learning. You won’t have concrete classrooms in online education where you can find a bunch of students attending lectures of their respective teachers. As for the degrees you get through conventional and online education systems, it is still the conventional mode that is widely recognized.