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
Disabled children in schools are usually no longer viewed any differently from someone else in school. People are not only accepting of them, but are helping them to learn at an appropriate pace. In the future, more programs will be set in place to reach out to more disabled people who want to learn. At first, the 14th Amendment allowed disabled children to be in school, but now it’s so much more than being in school. They can have a normal life, education, and be treated the same in classrooms.
“All children with disabilities must have an individualized education program (IEP), a free and appropriate public education, and be served in the least restrictive environment” (Esteves and Rao, 2008, p.1). Children whom have a leaning disability are looked at differently in society unfortunately, so we need to be there to help them learn that the negativity is not them. We need to help and support families and their children to understand we can help them be successful, it may take longer to get there, but what’s the rush after all we all learn on different paths and, levels. So why judge them if they need more time to process information, we can find avenues to assist them, which are parents like myself that have children in special education, it is just a classroom setting not a label that prevent them from being productive citizens, we need to be there resource as their educators, we not only educate the students, but we help educate the families to help their
“Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society. Improving education results for children with disabilities is an essential element of our national policy of ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.” (Department of Education, nd.).
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.
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).
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.
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.
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
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
The pros and cons of the inclusion of special education students in the public school system.
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
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
Taking care of children with disabilities requires a compassionate spirit of valuing them as human being worth of respect regardless of their disabilities.
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.