Inclusion vs Quality of Education
* Post #65 explains in detail how Inclusion reduces the Teaching Time (TT) in a classroom.
* To compete in a global economy fueled by Super Technology America must have a superbly educated and healthy workforce.
* America’s most important resource is its children; the future workforce.
* To create a superbly educated child you must have a superb Education System; one that maximizes Teaching Time.
* Every child should have access to a classroom that maximizes Teaching Time.
* If we want to give Special-Needs students access to a superb education, that they have a right to, we need to use the Special Olympics approach as our benchmark for success.
* The goal of the Special Olympics is to reach out to the nearly 200 million people in the world with intellectual disabilities (i.e., Special- Needs).
* Special education programs, use of appropriate equipment, training, and coaching is a full-time effort in environments dedicated to maximizing Teaching Time!
* Inclusion into regular classrooms does not provide the Quality of Education the Special-Needs, and Non-Special-Needs, students have a right to.
NO COMMON SENSE
ANALYZE THE EXAMPLE
* Which supports and barriers were in play?
* What were the dynamics?
* Who, or what, won the Tug-of-War?
* Discuss the outcome with your friends and family.
* Use Post #4 as a reference for the relationships and dynamics between supports and barriers.
