What Is Inclusion

What is inclusive education? Inclusive education consists of including all children despite their ethnic identity, disability, or where they are at in society in terms of socioeconomic status. Inclusion means to advocate against the idea that wish to separate those in the groups previously mentioned. Inclusion ensures that everyone is entitled to the resources available. In issue 14 they spent time addressing the idea of full inclusion of disable students.

Attorney Jean B. Arnold and School Superintendent Harold W. Dodge believe that full inclusion can benefit all students. They believe that many people do not understand what full inclusion entails. First, it means that disable students will be full inclusion, but they will receive the special assistant and instruction as needed. This is what is meant by "less restrictive environment".

Under IDEA, deciding what is the least restrictive environment is a very troublesome topic not only in the educational system, but in special education. (LRE) means that, schools should guarantee; that to the maximum extent appropriate, handicapped children are educated with children who are not handicapped, that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of handicapped students from the full inclusion setting should only happen when education in these settings can not be achieved adequately

They feel that no matter what IDEA institute, the real issues are not legal, but they are based on tradition, values and beliefs. They believe that a full understanding of this issue will help to implement a better inclusive program. This can only be done if all that participate in the educational system get involve this includes, but is not limited to teachers, administrators and parents. They believe that there have been successful Full inclusion in other districts and should be used as a model for districts that are having problems with theirs.

On the opposing end, we have Karen Agne an assistant professor who believes that full inclusion has a negative effect She believes that the laws made by IDEA takes a one-size-fits all approach and that it does not represent equality. She believes that this approach has remained in education because it is less expensive or for a lack of a better word "cheap". So that politicians can move funding away from public schools which are in desperate need of funding. This shift in funds forces teachers to be overwhelmed and underpaid. This shifting of funds eliminates the need to hire specialist and since all students are considered gifted there is no need for accelerated programs. She believes that promoting this method "best for all" exploits those students that are extremely able and systematically hinders them