“t has to be workable for everyone....not just one...not just two...but everyone that will be involved.
And there are viable solutions. Egos of the adults have to stay out of the way.”
Sorry i have to disagree. It has to work for a majority, but no one thing will ever work for everybody.
Again, my experience has been that it works for most of the kids. I don’t have my son in an inclusion class because it didn’t work for him after about the 2nd grade, and I felt it was just wasting everyones time, plus taking up a spot in the regular class that someone else could use, but he did mainstream into a language class, to learn to spell....he’s very good at this now and communicates via a word program.
the language skills are now being taught in his life skills class.
ok I take it back...yes the majority....but even though I can appreciate your perspective on this ...and a few others, I also can appreciate those that are against it.
Because it has become a include at all costs phenom.
And that sure does not take the majority into account.
And even if I remove the majority from the equation, it can be more destructive and stressful for the child that we are aiming to help.
Good for you for having your childs interest at heart and removing him when you saw it wasnt working. I have seen parents that will stay in denial because they cannot admit just that ...it isnt working.
All I am saying is that the decision for inclusion should never be taken lightly and all the ducks should be in a row first.