I have had the pleasure of working with a down syndrome child sometime ago. It was not a challenging experience as all teachers were engaged in the planning and learning  of new ways to facilitate learning and teaching of this special child. it was more of a learning experience at our school as this was the first and only down syndrome child that we have interacted with at the centre. We have encountered children with minor special needs but we adapted to their style of learning and planned for them daily.  The attitude of the teachers was never one that could damage a child's ability to learn and develop. They were treated just as any ordinary child with no disabilities.