Special Education In
Schools
Inclusion vs.
Exclusion
What are the advantages and disadvantages to both?
There are many people who do not understand what inclusion and exclusion classrooms are or what are the stakes for children’s individual learning capabilities are different. Inclusion classrooms are integrated classrooms between children with disabilities and those who do not. Exclusion classrooms are separated classrooms for general education students and special education students with different teachers and a different curriculum. As we know, there are advantages and disadvantages to every situation and what is best for each child.
Discussed here are both the advantages and disadvantages and the solution to what I believe is the best option for individualized learning situations. From perspectives that I have seen on a first hand account I believe that exclusive classrooms are more appropriate and more useful for learning capabilities for both students with disabilities and the average students. From my own personal experience and perspectives being apart of the special education community I believe that students receive the best education to fit their needs separated because there is more individualized learning. Special education students need more individualized learning because everyone has a different way that they learn things and some subjects might not ‘click’ as easily as they would for someone else.
Special education teachers are taught in college how to teach special needs students and different techniques for different levels of learning. Whereas, the general teacher is taught how to teach classes as a whole and teaching the curriculum that should be taught in that particular grade level. Therefore, though in some ways the advantages outweigh the disadvantages I believe overall for the best learning outcomes for every student the best option is to have exclusive classrooms throughout in all districts.
Problem Summary
Inclusion and exclusion are highly discussed topics to better education for all students. Here is discussed the advantages and disadvantages to inclusion and exclusion along with studies completed by professionals in this topic who give results that exclusion may outweigh the benefits of inclusion.
Annotated Bibliography
These are sources help me collect and collaborate my data and information that I was able to make a conclusion about what the best practice of education is. There are credible sources which have also done extensive research and have conducted studies as well.
Argument Strategies
Using rhetorical strategies with all the information gathered there are strategies suggested about the argument that I believe it would be more beneficial to students to engage in exclusive classrooms.
Problem Speech Video
Overall, this speech gives a five minute rundown of what this problem is, how it affects us, is there a solution, what the solution is and what that looks like for our society.
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2. Jenkins, Joseph, Laurence Antil, Susan Wayne, and Patricia Vadasy. "How Cooperative Learning Works for Special Education and Remedial Students." How Cooperative Learning Works for Special Education and Remedial Students. The Council for Exceptional Children, 2006. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
3. Ford, John. "Educating Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms." Electronic Journal for Inclusive Classrooms. Core Scholar, 2013. Web. 25 Oct. 2014.
4. Smith, John. "The Iowa Psychologist." THE IOWA PSYCHOLOGIST (n.d.): n. pag. Iowa Psychology. Iowa Psychology Association, 2013. Web. 4 Nov. 2014.
