You make my point. The needs and FEELINGS of the child are secondary to social engineering. Reality doesn’t always feel good and pretending everyone can learn and cope the same is refusing to face reality. Why would anyone subject their special needs child to any amount of discomfort for any length of time to go along with studies or obey politics? Why make them face their ‘differentness’ when they AREN’T different with others like them? IMO that’s like putting your 7 year old in a major league football game-he wants to play football but he ISN’T the ‘equal’ of the other linebackers and he can only get hurt by reality.No matter how much you cheer him on.
I agree. However, with the goal for the school being the education and happy socialization of all the kids, not just the special needs ones, it should be done on a case by case basis. If the kid can handle regular classroom academically and socially, and not disturb them, and wants it, then fine. That is not always the sitch.