I disagree with this take. Inclusive education makes too many assumptions about all students and the plan for inclusion needs to be individualised. There are students who simply cannot function without 1 on 1 support from EAs. The discourse on inclusion needs to change. - ThreadSky

samkl.bsky.social • 140 days ago

I disagree with this take. Inclusive education makes too many assumptions about all students and the plan for inclusion needs to be individualised. There are students who simply cannot function without 1 on 1 support from EAs. The discourse on inclusion needs to change.

Reposted from Lee Ann Jung, PhD

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leeannjung.bsky.social•140 days ago

Appreciate the dialogue. See Giangreco's decades of research on this. It's enlightening and clear.

samkl.bsky.social•140 days ago

I have a student who is incapable of working in anything but a 1 on 1 capacity. We have all this research that says one thing, but I look at the needs of my students and the pragmatic and logical answer is different than the academic answer.

leeannjung.bsky.social•140 days ago

There are always incredibly rare exceptions to everything. But we absolutely have a problem of reverting to this too often.

samkl.bsky.social•140 days ago

But I think this is the point I find a lot of inclusive education discourse misses, what about the exceptions to the “rules”. Learning support has to meet students where they are at and be realistic, and the best is and will always be tailoring support to individual needs.

leeannjung.bsky.social•140 days ago

The rhetoric of "meeting students where they are" is quite often used to choose a less inclusive path in which students don't gain the skills and independence for success in life. Having an adult sit next to a child all day long is absolutely detrimental. Even if a para is needed,

samkl.bsky.social•140 days ago

But I think this is my point, is there are students who are better served by less “inclusive” programming. If we zealously claim inclusion is the answer for all students we end up not serving all students. Individualisation is a better model than blanket programs.

leeannjung.bsky.social•140 days ago

the model needs to change. When students have an adult sit with them all day, they learn less. They make fewer friends. They become dependent. Their teacher helps them less. This is a pervasive problem in inclusive education. There are great solutions (that take longer than a post to outline).

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