What is Inclusive Education?
With all the hype about inclusive education in the educational research world as of late, I think it is important to first have a firm understanding of what is being implyed by the term inclusive education. We often become critics and are prone to pick out the faults and short comings of any system that is implemented, but in order to provide a reasonable analysis of the phenomenon I think that it is important to also give consideration to the positive aspects. Inclusive education can be described as educating all children together well. UNESCO describes inclusive education as providing all children the opportunity to learn together without descrimination. I think that it is difficult to draw the fine line that should exist between the system of coding and the inclusive model. I think the change begs the question of how funds can be properly allocated to ensure that students with disabilities are benefiting fully from the schooling program that they recieve. As a future teacher I also question what supports will be available for teachers working in an inclusive setting. Without the distinction of codes how can we be sure that the individuals who require assistance beyond the reaches of the classroom teacher are being helped appropriately? I think it must also be taken into consideration that the leaarning of the entire class can't be compromised in order to implement and meet the needs of the few students with special needs or disabilities. Having said this, after today's lecture I am curious about the technical aspects that need to be considered when implementing inclusive education. As a future teacher I am concerned about the new classroom dynamic that will become a reality through the introduction of inclusion into classrooms.