Benefits for Disabled Students The inclusion of special needs students is increasingly popular. In the 1984-5 school year only 25% of disabled students were educated in inclusive environments. The number almost doubled to 47.4% by the 1998-9 school year (Fine 2002). What makes the practice of inclusion accepted by so many? Research shows a plethora of benefits for the disabled child being taught in a general education setting. Learning in an inclusive environment provides for many an opportunity to grow academically. The mother of an autistic boy placed in an inclusive classroom said that “it has allowed him to realize an academic potential she never thought possible, even grasping abstract math concepts” (Bishop 2003). In a study comparing disabled students in a special education environment to those in an inclusive environment, statistics showed that those in the inclusive setting made more academic progress (Peetsma 2001). The most significant benefit attributed to inclusion practices seems to be social development. Being involved in the same learning activities as their non-disabled peers allows disabled children to develop better interpersonal skills (Forrest & Maclay, 1997). Often disabled children are lonely, and increased social connections give them more opportunities for forming relationships with their peers (D’Alonzo, Giordano & VanLeeuwen, 1997). Also, research shows that in an inclusive environment there is a greater “demand for appropriate social behavior” as well as increased “opportunities for observational learning and interactions” and “higher levels of play” (Hanline & Daley, 2002). Expectations are higher (Hines 2001) and self- esteem may increase, as students are no longer labeled “special” but are fu... ... middle of paper ... ...ed.htm. This article contains information on inclusion including thorough definitions of key words in the inclusion debate, a discussion of certain laws concerning inclusion, current research findings of studies regarding the usefulness of inclusion and the author's own recommendation of what should be done with respect to the education of special needs children. Tompkins, R. & Deloney, P. (1995). Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL): Issues About Change: Inclusion: The Pros and Cons. Retrieved from the web on April 25, 2003 from http://www.sedl.org/change/issues/issues43.html. This article provides excellent information on the pros and cons of inclusion, including background information, definitions, basic assumptions/beliefs, support for inclusion, concerns about the effects of inclusion and also information on certain laws or court cases.
Retrieved Feb 6, 2010 from http://www.newsforparents.org/experts_. Inclusion_pros_cons.html Villa, Richard A., Thousand, Jacqueline S. (1995). Creating an inclusive school environment. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Card, Toby.
The movement for inclusion in education has advanced since the years of special schools for children with disabilities. Although there have been significant changes to the laws protecting the rights of children with disabilities there remains an underlying debate as to whether these children should be in main stream classes. Most states and territories in Australia practice inclusive education, however this remains a contentious topic with differing attitudes. It is evident whilst many challenges remain, schools should implement and deliver quality programs that reflect best practice policies. Positive teacher attitudes, promoting diversity, modelling inclusion in the classroom and developing a sense of community by working in partnerships
Do you believe this novel has any significance for anyone living in 2011? I strongly believe this novel, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, is highly significant for anyone living in 2011 because these problems are still existent within our society and many others as well. This novel discusses problems that are crucial not only to our country but to other countries that view the United States as a place of prosperity and success. Throughout the story the author’s main focus or theme is the conflict of socialism versus capitalism and the depressing truth of the American Dream. In fact, there are many substantial problems that occur in this novel but the most prevalent dilemmas are socialism, wage slavery, and the barrenness of the American Dream. Despite these dilemmas, I believe the author wants his readers to focus on his themes and see the disheartening truth of America’s corrupted past.
The first known, organized cheer took place at a football game at Princeton University in the early 1880s, but the first individually noted cheerleader was a student at the University of Minnesota named Johnny Campbell. During a Minnesota football game, on the night of November 2, 1898, Johnny took advantage of the crowd's energy to lead them in a chant of, "Rah, rah, rah! Ski-u-mah! Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah!" ("Cheerleading"1). Thus, cheerleading was born. It grew steadily as male only "pep squads" until the early 1920s when, for the first time, women broke into cheerleading. Female cheerleaders brought with them tumbling and dance moves which are now essential staples of modern cheerleading. Also in the early 1900s, the first pom-poms, megaphones, and crowd signs began to appear and grow in popularity. Cheerleading made its fateful shift from a predominantly male activity to a predominantly female activity during World War II. When the men went off to fight, the work and g...
Shakespeare's Macbeth starts off by first establishing its basis of good vs. evil by placing the three witches who are deciding what to do with Macbeth. The witches, as well as every evil entity, represent the extreme of revenge ever since God cast them out of heaven. Their only purpose is to cause harm and unrest to humans in order to keep us out of heaven.1
Webster's dictionary defines consumerism as "the economic theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is beneficial." today we are surrounded by a culture of things and possessions:a materialistic world.consumption of materialistic goods has encroached upon every sphere of our lives and we don't even realise it.at first products had a value of necessity in our lives.but now they are sign of choice, social status and identification.the more we advance technologically and socialy the more we need products to keep up with the times.but do people really need all the things they buy?consumerism today is all about people feeling the need to buy more and more material goods to attain some sort of satisfaction.
Schools in today’s society are rapidly changing and growing striving to implement the best practices in their schools. Nonetheless, before a school can implement a program in their school, they need reliable evidence that the new program will work. A new program that schools are aiming to implement is inclusion in the classroom because of the benefits inclusion could bring. The implementation of inclusion is strongly connected by people’s attitudes whether they are positive or negative. However, while inclusion is being widely implemented, there is comparatively little data on its effectiveness. It may be that inclusion benefits some areas such as reading and social skills, more than it does others.
Cheerleading dates back to the 1880’s when Princeton University created an all-male prep club who often cheered and chanted popular football fight songs. It was not until 1923 that women began to cheer for the first time at University of Minnesota (Varsity). Since then cheerleading has progressed into fierce competitions that went beyond chants and cheers on the sidelines. Yet, despite the popularity, and complexity of the routines it is often asked if it should be classified as a sport.
We don’t just stand around and cheer on our team. Cheerleading is not just looking pretty in a uniform and making a good impression. It is way more than anything, anybody could ever imagine. Being an athlete, who has played multiple sports and wasn’t bad at any of them I will still argue that cheerleading is one of the hardest, most exciting and dangerous sports there is. More injuries happen in cheerleading than on the football field. Just take me for instance, fractured back, multiple concussions, broken nose, multiple knee hyperextensions, bruises on every single body part, pulled muscles, and other problems that I do not even want to talk about. High competive cheerleading takes a huge toll on a
Inclusion in classrooms is defined as combining students with disabilities and students without disabilities together in an educational environment. It provides all students with a better sense of belonging. They will enable friendships and evolve feelings of being a member of a diverse community (Bronson, 1999). Inclusion benefits students without disabilities by developing a sense of helping others and respecting other diverse people. By this, the students will build up an appreciation that everyone has unique yet wonderful abilities and personalities (Bronson, 1999). This will enhance their communication skills later in life. Inclusive classrooms provide students with disabilities a better education on the same level as their peers. Since all students would be in the same educational environment, they would follow the same curriculum and not separate ones based on their disability. The main element to a successful inclusive classroom, is the teachers effort to plan the curriculum to fit all students needs. Teachers must make sure that they are making the material challenging enough for students without special needs and understandable to students with special needs. Inclusive classrooms are beneficial to students with and without special needs.
"In today’s consumer society, "I am what I have" is the active classification of itself. Consumerism is often viewed as a negative aspect towards society’s lives and purchasing behaviors, which predictably leads to materialism. If one steps back and look at the positive aspect that consumerism has been a certain positive characteristics in today’s society. Consumerism creates mass market, cultural attitudes and economic development.
Inclusion of all students in classrooms has been an ongoing issue for the past twenty-five years (Noll, 2013). The controversy is should special education students be placed in an inclusion setting or should they be placed in a special education classroom? If the answer is yes to all special education students being placed in inclusion, then how should the inclusion model look? Every students is to receive a free an appropriate education. According to the Individual Education Act (IDEA), all students should be placed in the Least Restrictive Learning Environment (Noll, 2013).
The idea of inclusion within a classroom tends to breed controversy from many people. Currently there is no clear consensus on a definition of inclusion (Heward, 2006). There are many different views on how students with disabilities should be handled. Those views ranged from students being fully included, partially included, or not included at all in mainstream schooling. Different descriptions of inclusion tend to reflect the person's own opinions towards it. People who feel students should not be included in the classroom focus on the negative characteristics of inclusion, such as the challenges of developing plans for students as well as the hard work it requires to incorporate those plans. However, studies show that full inclusion has many benefits to the students, for both students with disabilities as well as students without them. Inclusion has shown to improve the student's social skills, encourage communication, inspire laws and regulations, and improve the overall schooling experience (Gargiulo, 2012). Although it will take longer then some would like or have the patience for, full inclusion can be done in the classroom, with its benefits outweighing the hard work that it requires.
One of the first major developments that spread consumerism to the masses was the concept of “Buy Now, Pay Later” introduced by the General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) in 1919 for the purpose of providing loans to people wishing to buy automobiles. This system of credit was soon adopted by many other companies and became the norm for economic transactions (“History of American Consumerism”). When General Motors began introducing annual models of their cars, the mentality dubbed “Keeping up with the Joneses” took h...
Inclusion has become increasingly important in education in recent years, with the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act being passed in 2004 to ensure equality in our system. In summary, inclusion is the idea of there being no child...