Many people believe that if a child has Special Educational Needs he/she should be educated in a special school. However the Special Educational Needs Act 2001 was intended to consolidate the SEN child’s right to a mainstream education. “The Act has amended the Education Act 1996 and transformed the statutory framework for inclusion into a positive endorsement of inclusion” (DfES/0774/2001, page 1). With this revised act the views of parents are taken into account in each individual case, if they want their child to attend a mainstream school then everything possible should be done to provide it. Inclusion and SEN has an impact on every aspect of learning within schools, no
The DfES (Department of Education and Skill) states that inclusion ‘emphasises schools responsibilities in including children with a diversity of additional needs’ and aim to ‘reduce educational failure and maximise potential for all children’. (p.2). the main purpose of this study is to examine the main disadvantages and advantages of moving students with disabilities into a regular classroom. I will critically discuss the difficulties and benefits for pupils in need of special education, regular students in education and regular education teachers when moving a student with SEN into a regular classroom. Inclusion for pupils with SEN (special educational needs) doesn’t necessarily mean that the teacher has to teach everyone the same way.
I have chosen to compare and contrast John Dewey and Nel Noddings views on their educational goals, a social justice curriculum, liberation education, issues of standardized testing and the effects on students and teachers. Dewey’s main educational goal is that education should have two sides: social and psychological. His evaluations are based on how the child interacts with society and how he/she contributes to the good of society. Dewey was the first one to say we need to look at the students to decide how to teach, a modern-day form of ‘differentiation’. He believed that all students should have the opportunity to take part in their own learning.
Running head: AVOCACY FOR INCLUSION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Advocacy for Inclusion the Controversial Concept in Education Rochester College Abstract Any discussion about inclusion should address several important questions: Do we value all children equally? What do we mean by "inclusion"? Are there some children for whom "inclusion" is inappropriate? Inclusion is a term which expresses commitment to educate each child, to the maximum extent appropriate, in the school and classroom he or she would otherwise attend. It involves bringing the support services to the child (rather than moving the child to the services) and requires only that the child will benefit from being in the class (rather than having to keep up with the other students).
School policies should be reviewed regularly to ensure all individuals are respected and that their needs are met no matter their background, sexuality etc...Legislations that help schools promoting equality and diversity.... Disability Discrimination Act 1995/2005- Protecting rights of children and young people with disabilities and ensuring schools remove any barriers that might affect a child's experience in school life. Every child should be included and equally treated in all aspects of school life, this includes also school trips. By law children and young people should not be excluded Special Educational Needs and Disability act 2001- Schools or any institution involved in educating a child are not allowed to discriminate. Children who do have special educational needs have to have the same opportunities as others and cannot be discriminated against and educated in mainstream schools.
The Civil Right Movement brought about legislation in preventing prejudice towards people with disabilities allowing them the right to an education. Legislation made sure parents are well-informed of their rights concerning their child’s education and special instructions designed to meet their needs. The social implications of litigation on the lives of students with disabilities is giving students equality in education where teachers develop modification and accommodations to meet student’s academic and social goals. I would say thinking has changed dramatically regarding the understanding of students with disabilities. For, many people did not understand or had the true knowledge of disabilities and how to help students with disabilities.
All learners should be given equal rights to participate in all activities of learning regardless of age, sex, religion and race. Equality: Equality is making sure that every student is treated in the same way and their needs are met in different ways. All learners are entitled to education according their needs, regardless of any difference. * A teacher has to be aware of the different learning styles of each student and be patient, listen and help learners overcome their learning difficulties. Learning challenges should be set appropriate to different pupils, promoting equality through different teaching methods.
They were mainly passed up because no one wanted to waste their time. This is why laws had to be created to give children with disabilities a chance to gain knowledge for themselves in hopes of an education and a brighter future. Special education is a set of guidelines teachers, parents, and students follow so that each child has a specific educational plan (Special Education News, 2012). The history of special education is a chronicle of the efforts of the parents and the advocacy groups in the courts and legislatures of the country. (Yell, 1998) The purpose of the law is to ensure students with learning disabilities the opportunity to get educated just as any other student in the United States.
A summary of the relevant Acts of Parliament and statutory frameworks, codes of practice and guidelines, and an example of a local school's inclusion policy is at Annex A. Legislation provides a mandatory framework for the rights of the child which everyone in the community is obliged to abide by and describes the rights to which all children are entitled and which communities must support and promote though our schools. The legislation prohibits discrimination against children on grounds of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, (through the Human Rights and Equality Acts,) and Special Educational Need, (SEN, often combined with Disability as SEND). The lead in the community channel is taken by our schools, where the statutory duty to ensure that all pupils have equal access to the curriculum enables, through properly thought out policies, the fulfilment of the community's wishes that all of our children be included in, and have equal access to, all of the school's activities and opportunities. Inclusion, valuing and promoting cultural diversity and, equality of opportunity policies all contribute to raising achievement and improving participation, particularly among black and minority ethnic groups and this is particularly evident in my borough of Tower Hamlets where performance in all areas has been raised since 1998, when it was mostly well below local and national averages, to the current day where it meets or exceeds them.
Democratic governments often have to make decisions on important issues, should these decision making processes involve citizens? Before deciding on a side it would be wise to look at all the three perspectives on the issue. Some people believe that government should not intervene at all in the decision making processes and that there should be more individual freedom within the society. This is called direct democracy. People like john Locke believed that citizens should have more individual freedom within the society, and that the people should not have reliance on a higher power but rather than have system where citizens should be able to govern themselves.