Does Inclusion Help or Hurt Students?
The first full week in December is National Inclusive Schools Week. The philosophy behind inclusive schools is that all children have the right to be educated with their peers in regular classrooms in neighborhood schools. Although inclusion proponents are adamant in asserting that inclusion is a right of all students, in practical terms, the philosophy addresses the rights of those children with special emotional, physical, or educational needs. No one ever questions the right of typically developing children to be educated in a typical classroom setting. Look What She Starr-ted! What experiences — positive or negative — have you had with inclusion? Share your experiences on the StarrPoints message board. Linda Starr, a former teacher and the mother of four children, has been an education writer for nearly two decades. Starr is the curriculum and technology editor for Education World. More StarrPoints Many people do question, however, if not the right of special education students t
