In my grad class we have to interview a someone on inclusion. If anyone could answer these questions as honest as possible, I would truly appreciate it.
Please state if your a parent or teacher etc.and where you are from.
Do your have experience in inclusion classrooms?
What is your philosophy of inclusion?
What are the critical dimensions of an inclusive classroom?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of inclusion?
Do you think tat children with any kind of disability can be included in the general education classroom?
What tips would you give teachers to enhance the inclusion of students with special needs in the general education classroom?
What are some reasons that make inclusion unsuccessful?
Is inclusion emphasized because it has a values-orientation?
What is the future of special education?
Do you have any additional comments about inclusion?
Re: Too many questions...
I agree it is a lot of questions. You can choose any 3-5 questions you wish to answer, but elaborate on them at a paragraph. Please! Thank you for your time.
Re: inclusion questions!!
I am a teacher certified in both sped (K-12) and Elementary (K-6). I am in the Kansas City metro area working for a suburban school district, however, we have several school-wide Title I schools.
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> Do your have experience in inclusion classrooms?
Yes, I taught as a regular education teacher in a full-inclusion classroom and have supported teachers as a sped teacher.
> What is your philosophy of inclusion?
I believe that a lot of people mistake inclusion for mainstreaming. Many regular ed teachers do not believe that sped kids are their concern. They do not try to pace the class so that these students have a meaningful experience, too. I believe that if we are going to do inclusion then there can be no excuses: all students must make very meaningful progress in core skills.
> What are the critical dimensions of an inclusive classroom?
1. Differentiated instruction that is meaningful and appropriately challenging for all learners.
2. A classroom climate that makes all learners feel safe—emotionally and physically.
> What tips would you give teachers to enhance the inclusion of
> students with special needs in the general education classroom?
Don’t treat your sped teacher like a para. Teacher together. Both teach reg ed kids some of the time and sped kids some of the time. There is nothing about sped teaching that a reg ed teacher cannot do.
> What is the future of special education?
I personally hope that it becomes more special…it doesn’t seem so right now. The people can be special but the programs seem splintered and band-aided together.
I personally could care less where we teach…as long as we teachers are pitchin’ ‘em and the students are catchin’ ‘em. If not, need to rethink this model…
What are your 3-4 key questions? I am both a parent of sped student and a special education teacher. Those are just too many questions. Sorry.