Tierra West
Children with Disabilities: Right Vs Wrong
Tennessee State University
Proposed research Topic- Children with disabilities and their education: Right Vs Wrong
Research Question-Should children with learning disabilities be allowed in classrooms or should they have their own class with professionally trained special needs teachers
Introduction
It was stated that not everyone including teachers and students are excited about disabled students being in the mainstream classroom. The government accounting office (GAO) released a report to the congressional committee on labor and education about the treatment of special needs in the public schools. As we know special needs children are those diagnosed with a variety of disabilities and are placed in classes designed to improve their opportunities for learning. Some of these disabilities can cause the child to be very hyperactive which causes them to move around a lot and find it difficult to focus their attention on tasks. As a result teachers find these kids to be very disruptive whether they are in a mainstream class or special education class. Consequently, disabled children are not getting appropriate, specialized attention and care, and the “regular students” education is being disrupted constantly. Which brings me to my research question; “Should children with disabilities mental or physical disability be allowed to attend public schools?” Education is one of the most effective ways to break the cycle of
The pros and cons of the inclusion of special education students in the public school system.
The inclusion of children with learning disabilities into normal classrooms has proved to exhibit both positive and negative effects on children with and without disabilities.
Students with special needs need deserve the same education general education students are presented with. The philosophy of “ Disability Inclusion” concentrates on creating a safe, loving, and effective learning environment for students who suffer from physical, learning, and behavioral disabilities. When a student with disabilities is placed in the same environment as a non-disabled student, the results show wonderful improvement. When we are able to discover the strength of the student we are able to see just how much the student can improve in an inclusion classroom. Disability Inclusion not only sets a new beginning for an equal education of special education students, but it allows for more interaction with the child, and a more hands-on assessment.
because it may be very controversial for any group of people that may offend them. But most ethicists will believe in one broke down definition. Ethicists will say that morality is how we are supposed to live and why. Furthermore, most people believe in three moral principles; you should not use people for your own personal gain, you should not kill to save someone else, and that every life is sacred. Because there can’t be one definition of what morality is many people argue about many ideas and things making it very controversial. Like in this book a controversial topic may be about handicapped children and how they have to be handled.
There are millions of children that are passing through the United States school system every day, not all children possess the same traits, and not all children can learn at the same rate, and do not perform at the same ability. The fact that all children learn differently and some have difficulties learning in general classrooms, special education was put into place to try and take care of these issues. Special education programs were put into place to help all students with disabilities. These children range from general disabilities to more complex and severe disabilities. There has been a revolution occurring in the past several years with education systems, and special education. There have now been several laws that have been
Haven’t witnessed how in some of the public schools, kids with disabilities are segregated? They [public schools] select which kids can join to some classes; minimum disability [ wheel chairs, hair impairment , visual acuity], which kids can join to the special education area and which kids definitely cannot join to the system of public schools, and are mostly recommended to attend to a special education school. Some of our isolation is not “fiscal” like selecting who will participate and who will not. But most of the time we do it by acting like they don’t exist or ignore them. Unfortunately we have done this at least one time, but have we thought about the consequences of this actions can bring? Clearly we haven’t.The segregation; either
In my opinion the education departments are not doing enough to encourage schools and explain to the teachers the benefits of inclusion to both the children with disabilities and the rest of the students (Ashman & Elkins, 2009). Children are our future and it is important that through inclusion they learn to understand that differences make us who we are. I think it also further teachers the message to booth the children and the rest of the community that of social justice which says just because your different doesn’t mean you don’t deserve fair treatment (Ashman & Elkins, 2009).
Many children have had learning disabilities for many years. Each year more and more of these children are being helped. Schools are working to improve their special education programs and to have all kinds of students work together in the same classroom. The practice of inclusion was started because educators felt that special needs students would achieve more in traditional classrooms with non-learning disabled students than they would in special education classes. However, research findings suggest that there really is no difference in academic achievement levels for special needs students when they are placed in regular classrooms.
The importance of education for all children, especially for those with disability and with limited social and economic opportunities, is indisputable. Indeed, the special education system allowed children with disability increased access to public education. Apart from that, the special education system has provided for them an effective framework for their education, and for the institutions involved to identify children with disability sooner. In turn, this promotes greater inclusion of children with disability alongside their nondisabled peers. In spite of these advances however, many obstacles remain, including delays in providing services for children with disability, as well as regulatory and
This controversy may stem from the fact that inclusion is expensive and experts disagree about how much time disabled students should spend in regular classrooms (Cambanis, 2001). Although this topic is controversial, it cannot be ignored. Inclusion will, at some point, affect 1% of all children born each year, who will have disabilities and the families and educators they will come in contact with (Stainback, 1985).
Children with special needs are slightly different from non-disabled kids, but they’re should not be a barrier between non-disabled children and children with disabilities. Special needs covers a wide range. Some children with physical disabilities use wheelchair, or cane while other children with learning disabilities such as, autism, or emotional disorder. Children with special needs are like all children they want to make friends. Non-disability children want respect, love, good education and job of their dream. Children with special needs can do the same things non-disabled kid do, but it can take them longer. It requires additional explanation or attention. Parents of children with special needs usually feel isolated and uncertain about their child 's future. Schools can help them find support that children are not alone and help is available. Teachers should meet with parents in order to get to know the children better, the specific of their children. Special teachers may come into the class to work one-on-one with the student, for individualized attention. Change begins with an honest examination of understandings, knowledge and belief. Children with special needs should spend more time with non-disabled kids. Children with special needs should study more at public school to learn from
Separate special education provides no guarantee of success for children who need special attention. Students with special needs may fail to conform to the expectations of school and society, (Carter, Lewis, & Wheeler 2017) Inclusion may present issues for teachers that do not possess the skills to make it work. Teachers must collaborate with a team of professional to plan and implement instruction for students in an inclusive environment. Students without disabilities could begin to see the students with disabilities as a distraction in the class depending on the needs of the student with disabilities.
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, students with disabilities should be placed in a “least restrictive environment.” One of the main ideas of this act was to improve the learning experiences of students with disabilities by giving them learning opportunities outside of a special education classroom. The number of students with disabilities being placed in their general education classrooms is increasing more and more each year. The U.S Department of Education’s 27th annual report to Congress on the implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2005) indicates that the number of students with disabilities in general education classrooms has risen to almost 50 percent. This is about a 17 percent increase from the 1997 U.S
Did you know that more than 1 billion children in the world are disabled or require special help? Many of them are sent to regular schools, in hope of them being fit into the ‘normal’ mold, which does anything but benefit them! That's why I strongly believe that children with behavioural, communication, intellectual, or multiple exceptionalities shouldn't go to regular schools, and instead they should go to schools that actually help them. Primarily because at regular schools they do not get the special requirements they need, they could be targets of discrimination and bullying, and regular schools and teachers are just not prepared.
Taking care of children with disabilities requires a compassionate spirit of valuing them as human being worth of respect regardless of their disabilities.