It’s not a question of allowing it.
By law - the parents can demand it. Public school classrooms are filling up with a wide range of disabilities.
The goal is total inclusion with no levels (Honors etc.).
It’s utopian BS and, as you can tell from some of the emotional posts here, defies rationality.
If you speak up and say that most of these kids belong in special schools/classes - you are an insensitive ogre who doesn’t understand their pain.
I probably sound awful, but this comes from watching kids have their class interrupted by bizarre behavior because parents insist upon their “rights.”
“I probably sound awful, but this comes from watching kids have their class interrupted by bizarre behavior because parents insist upon their “rights.””
I’ll give you this much. A lot of parents I’ve met are in denial about their children. As I stated earlier, i haven’t mainstreamed my son since first grade, because I didn’t think it was productive. On the other hand I’ve seen some of these kids make some pretty big forward leaps. I think inclusion is
a good idea, provided it’s appropriate, again I didn’t feel it was appropriate for my son. Now As for parents insisting on their rights, I’d say that’s what they’re there for.
We need to do less for the ego of parent and administration and the numbers games and more for these children and what is truly in their best interest. Not only does mainstreaming interfere and interupt the rights of other students to an education but it puts unnecessary strain on the child. Once again ...these kids can and many do lead “normal” lives with proper attention. Too many laws these days center around the rights of an individual and ignore the rights of the many.