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Inclusion
By linda2671
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As the mom of an autistic daughter, inclusion meant that many years, my daughter was put in a classroom where she was not wanted and where her needs were not met. Her kindergarten teacher actually made her put her head under a bookshelf at naptime so she wouldn't "bother" any other kids. (I didn't know about this until years later.) The kids made fun of her, the teachers didn't want her, and she didn't learn anything in the regular classroom.
As a first grade teacher, I am the one who usually gets the inclusion kids in my class. Why? Because I care about them. I teach the other kids to believe that they | |
are the disabled child's teachers. They are in the room to learn from the kids more than they are in the room to learn from me. My students learn to appreciate their disabilities and to be thankful that they are able to do what they can do.
IMHO, NCLB is a slap in the face to inclusion kids. Of course they are left behind. There is no way to put them in a regular classroom and expect them to keep up.
Okay, I'm off my soapbox now.
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