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THE MYTH OF THE NORMAL CURVE KARTONIERT (TB)

It is generally taken for granted that human behavior distributes along the lines of a
bell-shaped  normal curve. This idea underpins much educational theory  research  and practice.
There is  however  a considerable body of research demonstrating that the normal curve grossly
misrepresents the human experience. Yet the acceptance of the normal curve continues to be used
to pathologize children and adults with disabilities by positioning them as abnormal.
Collectively  the contributors to this volume critique the ideology of the normal curve. Some
explicitly challenge the assumptions that underpin the normal curve. Others indirectly critique
notions of normality by examining the impact of normal curve thinking on educational policies
and practices. Many contributors go beyond critiquing the normal curve to propose alternative
ways to imagine human differences. All contributors agree that the hegemony of the normal curve
has had a devastating effect on those presumed to live on the boundaries of normal.

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