“Full Inclusion” This article defined what “full inclusion” means, and looked at both sides of the argument that have aroused since inclusion has become an issue at schools across the country. The article says that federal special education law says that students with disabilities should be taught in the “least restrictive environment possible.” Which many times today means with their non-disabled peers, unlike a few years ago when disabled students were pulled out of their classrooms to resource rooms or institutions. Inclusion has also been in the courts, in the case of Oberti vs. Board of education a judge sited that “Inclusion is a right, not a special privilege for a select few.” The article also stated that there are some against inclusion, arguing that they might take too much attention, the standards might be lowered, and some students might be a disruption in the classroom.Reaction: I thought this was a pretty decent article on some of the basic concepts and arguments for and against the idea of classroom inclusion for disabled students. I agree that students should always be put in the best learning environment for him or her. I also agree that sometimes its better to have a child that is going to be a distraction to many of the other students be removed from the class, so that the class as a whole does not suffer. It is defiantly something that should be strongly looked at not only for the students well being but also the classes....
