Observations affirming the considerable time required for caretaking in classrooms for the severely and profoundly handicapped led to the development of a teacher-training module with the objective of maximizing instructional time. With a minimum of direct training focused on integrating instruction with caretaking, student teachers were able to significantly increase the amount of daily instruction. The importance of quantity of schooling as a critical education variable is discussed.
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