I have seen and heard Many stories about parents who have to fight for there child to be in mainstream and after reading such accounts I wonder why does it have to be a fight on there part to let disabled kids go to inclusive school.
My mom came to my kindergarten class when we had our career unit I am sitting on my teachers lap listening to what she does in the hospital |
Ms P (red) was my sped teacher all t throughout high school here i am with her halloween 2009 |
Field trip fun. |
Art work 2009 the teacher used to be a sped teacher I took ceramics during my Senior year of high school |
I have heard from a favorite teacher of mine that when they taught at another school the kids with disabilities were there but they never got to see or talk to them. The kids missed out on getting to see and talk and make a connection with the person who has been a great mentor and friend to me. The teacher has been working as teacher for a while but I was their first student my level of disability it was not easy but like they said at the end of the year " Oh the stories we could tell" and I am a character in that story along with the other students.(maybe mine are the annoying and hard stories but hopefully there are some great ones of just me and the whole class) I have not heard any stories yet from that class but I would buy the book .........I think..... lol
School is not the only area that inclusion should apply to but to all types of recreation for peers of similar ages. I played soccer in AYSO from pre k to 8th grade every fall |
Inclusion should not be so hard because unlike a driver's test which should be earned because the result of it not going badly are deadly inclusion dose not hurt anyone . In fact inclusion benefits everyone involved the students teacher s and school community. In all classes i have been in (AP US history include) everyone isn't at the same level so why is it that people say it is easier not to have kids with intellectual disabilities at the same classrooms. With mortifying assignments or simplfilng the information all kids would be able to learn better. Inculsion was not a fight for me and should not be a fight for anyone else.
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Great post - thanks for speaking out and sharing your story! PS your blog is featured on my FB page today :)
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