Inclusive Education
Inclusive Education is just as it states: education that
includes all students. It has been developed and put into effect for the
students of lower socioeconomic standing, mental and physical disabilities,
etc. It is to bring diverse groups of people into one setting for learning.
Inclusive practices are meant to benefit everyone in the classroom. The
mentally disabled students can gain social skills, students with average
developmental achievement can learn to be role models for the others, and the
teacher can, and will, learn from any and all students. In short, Inclusive
education is meant to serve students with varied ethnic, linguistic,
socioeconomic and ability components.
Schools
that practice inclusion tend to have similar characteristics. To name a couple,
Parents as Partners seems to be of the most important characteristic. Without
the assistance and teamwork from parents of these students, educators will not
be as successful as they could or should. Another that stands out to me is the
Students as Problem Solvers. Students become more responsible as they are
trained to peer mediate, tutor one another, work together, and engage in a
buddy system so everyone is responsible for each other.
I love everything about this photo! There are a few
“average” looking kids, a couple with Down Syndrome, one that might have a
physical disability with her arm, and one that seems to have some unknown
mental disability. They are ALL smiling! They ALL look like friends! And they
are ALL different! THIS is possible to happen in any classroom as long as
inclusion is part of education as a whole. It doesn’t look to me like anyone in
this photo is making fun of or being made fun of, that is important!
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