One of the things we are working hard on here is moving Joey into inclusion settings. That means slowly moving him out o the more protecting settings of self-contained special education- where all the children have IEPs- and into the general population. One of the bigger hurdles is the parents of non-disabled peers. there is a general belief that their kids are better than my kid, because their kid isn't disabled- as if the benefits of inclusion go only one way. Joey's strengths and talents be damned.
Today I bring you a video about inclusion and the attitude of being inclusive. If you've ever wondered about the benefits of inclusion for your non-disabled peer- remember the attitude of acceptance that it implies. Your kid may need to be thinking about it when they hit those hard middle school and high school years.
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this is a nightmare in the UK too, as deion's needs are only physical, he's going to a mianstream school,. we had a meeting a few weeks ago and one mum had the aduacity to stand up and say she didn't think it was fair that special kids came to the school as it wasn't a special school and 'THEY' would get more attention than their kids....well...i did stand up and have my say, and certainly let her know how ignorant she was and how because of ignorance like hers...my kid will suffer...it was awful and i doubt she will change her attitude...its like something out of the dark ages out there.
good luck with your own fight...not that it should have to be a fight...but you know what i mean...
In Australia in my role as teacher educator I also have heard many stories from parents about the struggle with the attitudes of other parents. I speak a lot to my under-graduate general education teachers about the benefits of inclusion for all parties. About focusing first on the strengths of the child, and building an inclusive, respectful and safe environment in the classroom so that some of those positive attitudes might filter into homes ... hope all goes well with Joey's inclusive experience.
Well thank you very much indeed. Great even without the soundtrack.
Best wishes
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