Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 4/4.1.2

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I thgout this article was very interesting and I enjoyed how the author really hit on each side of the arguments and discussions having to do with inclusion. I would agree inclusion is a great thing in schools when done effectively and it works for the students. Extra help for students with certain dissabilities can only be a good thing when done correctly. It is very interesting to see both sides of the argument and understand the full picture. Sston008 (talk) 16:27, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

I have a degree in Biology and I am now going back to school to obtain teacher certification. I have had a couple of interviews and they have all asked me about my thoughts on inclusion. Lucky for me my friend told me to be ready for the question. My answer each time was I have heard that it is working quite well, but as with anything new needs improvement. They seemed to like my answer however one interviewer asked me how to make it better. I didn't really know what to say but came up with a couple of things after a few seconds. One being that I still think students with disabilities and students without are still split because there is a special teacher in the room for the ones with disabilities. I don't think we will ever have them teaching and learning the same because it is just not possible. Number two reason is we can always take something new and make it better. It might take some time but educators will enable inclusion to become something greater. I just know it. Hcomb003 (talk) 19:46, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

I love love loved this article! Though I feel it is possible to be effective in some instances, I mostly side against inclusion. I have ADHD and I constantly felt stupid in my classes, I never felt good enough or was able to keep up with "the smart kids." Though I didn't want to be knocked to a class of Learning Disabled kids for the sake of the lable, I craved to be around peers that were similar in their struggles. My mother enrolled me into an after school program which facilitated children with these learning disabilities. It was there that I felt accepted, the teachers were understanding and taught with patience at a pace I was comfortable with. They taught techniques to better equip my learning for the standard classroom. I returned to school everyday stronger and stronger. This being said I think there should be both! I think the child should be included in a standard classroom, but with some additional instruction outside of school hours. I don't agree with having a special ed teacher in the classroom, that just puts more attention on the disabled student. I'm sure my opinion may flip-flop as I become immersed and exposed to both sides completely, this article was a good start.Rpaige (talk) 17:22, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

This article brought to light an especially controversial topic that I had not previously considered. Just how much “disruption” do special needs children cause? What exactly are the effects of their presence? What are the pluses? On the one hand I agree that both special needs children and regular education children benefit from their co-mingling. To a large extent a vast majority of them do form healthy bonds and learn valuable life lessons. On the other hand how much class time is lost due to this interaction? How many harmful interactions such as bullying and taunting take place? How many students cultivate hatred rather than tolerance? Overall, I think inclusion is great and benefits far more than it hinders education for both parties. Although, I believe it is a policy that should be enacted as early as possible in order to acclimate the students to their classmates and whatever conditions they may have and how that might influence the classroom dynamic. BitterAsianMan (talk) 04:41, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

The author did a great job of informing the reader about what inclusion really is. I wrote my article on this chapter and also stressed the importance of conducting an inclusive classroom in order to meet each student's needs for learning. This article was very informative, real, and to-the-point. It is important that we as future educators read an article such as this one in order to provide a better learning environment for our students in the future.Ehern004 (talk) 22:25, 15 July 2009 (UTC)