Pros And Cons Of Individuals With Disabilities Act

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Educating Peter The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) was originally referred to as the Education of All Handicapped Children Act in 1975. In 1990 IDEA was expanded and reauthorized as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (textbook). The first principle of IDEA is every child with a disability has the right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). This emphasizes special education and related services, should be designed to meet the child’s “unique needs and prepare them for future education, employment, and independent living.” (Matthew Saleh, 2012) The second principle is every child with a disability has the right to a proper Evaluation. The evaluation process be nondiscriminatory and must follow the following …show more content…

This is what some call inclusion services. The student is in the general education classroom, while support is available to help meet the students’ needs within the classroom. As with all educational decisions, this one comes with advantages and disadvantages. Some of the advantages are the child has the opportunity to make friends, greater social interaction, and forming relationships. Peer modeling for academic success and for behavior management is also advantages of inclusion. While having inclusion services, the student has more access to the general education curriculum. Inclusion also allows for generalization of skills. However, with all of these great advantages, inclusion also comes with disadvantages. One major drawback is teacher training. Some teacher’s do not have the skill set to be an inclusion teacher. Teasing by peers is also a disadvantage. Not having the supports in place for the student, coordinating related services, and behavioral issues can all be considered a disadvantage to inclusion of special education …show more content…

In the beginning, I would not have been for inclusion. My past experiences with behavior issues made me think differently about inclusion. I still think if the student has behavior concerns that interfere with the learning of the other students, they should not be inclusion. When I say behavior issues, I mean like, complete meltdowns; throwing chairs, books, drinks, screaming, cursing others, aggression toward others, these are a few behaviors that I do not think should be allowed in the general education classroom, as a parent. I’ve seen a whole class of 24 student be removed from a classroom because of one student. I, as a parent, have issues with that. A friend of mine, her daughter (a first grader) came home from school and told her mom how a student in her classroom dropped his pants because he was angry with the teacher. This is unacceptable to me. For students with a learning disability, I don’t have any problems with inclusion. I think they should be included in all activities as the non-disabled population. I would love to see even more supports in place for all students. As a parent, I would like more assistants in the classrooms. It seems to me as though all students would benefit from the extra hands. The only down side of inclusion, for me as a parent, would be the extreme behavior concerns. For academic needs, I support

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