tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post5319440189562742156..comments2024-01-23T15:17:03.848+02:00Comments on Beneath the Wings: Comments on Inclusionrickismomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post-29528103638401744692009-06-04T05:38:23.543+03:002009-06-04T05:38:23.543+03:00I applaud you! That commenter is ignorant and clos...I applaud you! That commenter is ignorant and close-minded and rude.Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737298798388579270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post-26604648893560833492009-06-04T01:46:38.842+03:002009-06-04T01:46:38.842+03:00Here Here!Here Here!FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165249238828950005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post-52392108254082629612009-06-03T04:30:09.103+03:002009-06-03T04:30:09.103+03:00I hope it is not impolitic to say Amen, my sister!...I hope it is not impolitic to say Amen, my sister!!! That commenter was speaking from a basis of ignorance and prejudice--against people with Down syndrome and against educators--which is embarrassing to view.<br /><br />The research is clear that kids with intellectual disabilities thrive amid the high educational and social expectations of regular classrooms (with-as you point out-appropriate supports.)<br /><br />And in my school district the 8th grade math skills of the non-disabled kids in classes with kids with disabilities were HIGHER than the from the classes who were not inclusive. The teachers all nodded as if that were expected. They said the presence of the special ed support helped everyone, the teachers explained better and used more teacing modalities in blended classes, and (get this) the kids in the other classes were denied the opportunity of mastery which can only be gained by teaching your skills to another.<br /><br />Educators in the US ARE trained to work with differentiated learners and have been for more than 3 decades. And being that they specialize in learning, teachers prove to be good at this stuff!<br /><br />Inclusion works, not because anyone tries to deny differences, but because diversity benefits everyone.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802459265546733391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post-69512532258747215892009-06-02T20:35:16.206+03:002009-06-02T20:35:16.206+03:00you tell him!!
(some people can be so short-sight...you tell him!!<br /><br />(some people can be so short-sighted, in addition to being closed minded)RivkA with a capital Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186797796234731983.post-40167798631420261572009-06-02T14:12:47.915+03:002009-06-02T14:12:47.915+03:00I agree with you, and think that mainstreaming stu...I agree with you, and think that mainstreaming students with special needs is most beneficial for the regular students. They get more out of it than anyone else. What do they get? They are taught to be sensitive to people with special needs, they learn to be flexible and empathetic. As a parent, I would much rather my children learn these skills than mathematics or geography. In fact, these are the Jewish ideals that should be taught at schools. I wonder if haredi schools rae more inflexible than regular public schools in Israel.<br />ArielaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com