Reflection
Inclusivity - Accepting Exceptionalities in Schools My entire childhood I grew up thinking that it was acceptable and normal for students with disabilities to be removed from regular classrooms. Russell and I - Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida Have schools been doing a better job at integrating students with exceptionalities into classrooms? What have been your experiences with inclusion/exclusion and belonging? Growing up and all throughout elementary school, I personally saw a lot of segregation for people with disabilities and exceptionalities. Reflecting back to my experiences in elementary school, specifically in the intermediate grades, students who identified with intellectual challenges were removed from the "regular" classroom and taken to the resource centre for one on one support. I never could wrap my head around this. Could the homeroom teacher not help the student? Was the disability outside the realm of expertise for ...