Pros And Cons Of Inclusion In Schools

Inclusion in schools has become a very popular topic in the last few years. There has been conversation on whether it is best to keep students with mental disabilities in their own separate classroom or wheatear they would benefit from being put in a normal education classroom. Inclusion has many pros and cons from different perspectives, for example students with disabilities, students without disabilities, teachers, and parents all have different perspectives on Inclusion. But how can one weigh these pros and cons in a way that they have a definite answer on Inclusion? With each student learning in different ways some may do better in an inclusive classroom than others. In the video we see Sean a child with Down syndrome included in a regular

A key point made by Causton and Tracy-Bronson about push in services was that in our case an SLP should not cling to the student they are there to help but rather wonder around the whole classroom, and try not to draw attention to the student you are there to help when he/she needs help or is being praised(). This is a great point because it makes it look like you are there to help the whole class and you can give attention to the whole class instead of only working with one or two students. Being in an inclusive classroom also has its advantages for students. These students have the advantage of learning how to adjust to different people in the ways of learning styles and personality. One thing Causton and Tracy-Bronson mention in their book is “inclusive classroom, continually try to build a community to ensure that students feel connected to everyone in the classroom (43).” This not only helps the students bond, but it also gives the students a chance to learn about each other at a different level and can make an inclusive learning environment successful, but also makes teaching the class easier for

The video also shows how much inclusive education has changed throughout the years, and how things like collaboration have improved. At the end of Sean’s Story I still have the question of even though Sean’s friend was in a school and they were teaching the students to be functional in the real world, those students were not being exposed to normal students. This made we wonder if this would impact them in the long world because the will never have that chance to be in a controlled environment to make mistakes about being around others and have that learning