Originally Posted by
Machka
Ah, but it's all about "inclusion" now. We're supposed to put the children in the most inclusive environment they can possibly handle ... even if it does disrupt the other children.
But if they are disrupting the other students, then they clearly cannot handle the inclusive environment.
Originally Posted by
Machka
Interesting that this question came up in my ethics class ... what about the other kids? What about the quiet, shy kid who has to be in the inclusive class with the kid who acts out every 5 minutes for 5-6 years until he/she is in middle school? What about the quiet, shy kid's well-being? Right now, it's not being considered.
Exactly. Neither are the average joe's in the classroom. What about the gifted students that are stuck in a mainstream classroom?
Originally Posted by
garysol1
So then what? A Special Education class where there are students who WANT to learn but are having a hard time doing so? Do most schools have Special Education classes that are separate from behavior issue classes? I remember back in my day it was all one in the same.
Least Restrictive Environment is important, but as I said, if the student cannot conduct themselves appropriately in the regular classroom then no one can learn. It suddenly becomes a more restrictive environment for all of the students as the teacher has to spend so much time redirecting and bringing students back to focus that no one learns efficiently.
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