Thesis Statement On Inclusive Education

The key claims that Horace Mann develops in Report No. 12 includes, most importantly, the idea that the single most important characteristic of any successful society is the common education of its students. Mann maintains that students need to be well educated to even the playing field between rich and poor to create a better future. He also supports the idea that education is essential to a Republican society to be prosperous. When Mann is education the reader on the importance of educating the youth, he draws on the idea that education takes in the children as “raw material” and turns them into productive members of society using education. Mann stresses that schools are the most effective of all forces in civilization, mostly because it so strongly influences all of the other forces.

The information collected has to be kept secure and make sure that the information is only used by right people. Disabilities Discrimination Act 1995 The act states school must make provisions for access for Pupils with disabilities and that schools must ensure that no pupils should be taken off from school due to disabilities. New schools must make provision in all areas for pupils with disabilities whereas existing schools make provision for children with disabilities by some modifications or alterations. SEN code of practice SEN code of practice act 2001 helps children with special educational needs to participate in full range of activities provided by the school setting.

The aims of equality policies and procedures in early child care and education is to encourage children and adults to achieve their full potential, making the environment a place where everyone feels valued and respected. The staff working with children should improve their knowledge about culture, beliefs and disabilities, in order to prepare children to live in a diverse society. Having written policy and procedures in the setting will help the staff to provide a high quality childcare practice. Staff and parents meetings should be used also for discussion about discrimination and prejudice concerns in order to be solved and to create new strategies and programme to use for making children understand the equality and

Boys and girls were both being educated not only fairly, but together in the same school. Rousseau felt that children should be free and think for themselves, this became evident when the native children were running wild and the

Multicultural education has evolved from its original intent to a more inclusive approach. This approach is relevant in today’s society with specific goals that respects culture and each child as an individual. The chapter explains the aspects of early multicultural education historically and how it applies to education from a theoretical perspective. In addition, there are different approaches that educators apply in the education field and influences children’s development and understanding of diversity in the world around them. On a historical perspective, multicultural developed with the 1954 Supreme Court decision that affected education equality, by providing equal education in schools.

The Tusla report What Works in Family Support (2013) refers to the work of Gardner (2003) who stressed that in order to prove their worth, services need to offer very clear evidence that the service is really achieving its aims in supporting children and families ‘in ways which conform to or exceed acknowledged practice standards and optimal cost’. In referring to research done by Mc Donald (2001) it also identifies evidence based practice as one which demonstrates an approach to decision making which is ‘transparent, accountable and based on careful consideration of the most compelling evidence we have about the effects of particular interventions on the welfare of individuals, groups and communities’ Because Child Development Initiatives such as the Healthy School Programme were funded using tax payers’ money, €12,650 per school for one year (CDI Healthy Schools Policy Brief 2012) transparency and accountability had to be high on the agenda of CDI

Reda (2015) states “If we want to see the world as a just and fair place where everyone is given equal opportunities, education is what we require. Education is a must if we want to do away with the existing differences between different social classes and genders. It opens a whole world of opportunities for the poor so that they may have an equal shot at well-paying jobs.” Creating education in a democratic state has been aimed by many states, theorists, philosophers and so on. Countries in this era have succeeded is aiming for a democratic education, some are getting there and other countries fail in creating a democratic education.

Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress. Working together is success” (Brainy Quote). From here, the concept of inclusive education, including students with and without learning disabilities as peers in the same classroom, originated. The aim of this type of education is to get students with learning disabilities involved in the society. Teachers and fellow students will also provide help for students with disabilities; in this way, students with learning disabilities will be motivated to study as they feel that they are a part of a group instead of being isolated in special places.

Since the Warnock Report (DfES, 1978) which suggested that children with disabilities should be included in mainstream education rather than segregated into a special school, the Education Act (1981) has been introduced. This has radically changed the conceptualisation of SEN. This act introduced the idea of SEN and an inclusive approach, based on common educational goals for all children regardless of their abilities. The ideology of integration and inclusion has been further confirmed by Norwich (1994). He emphasised the relation between successful integration and inclusion and teacher's attitudes towards the inclusive practice as well as the factors that may facilitate or impede the

Inclusive education brings all children with or without disability under a same educational environment with same opportunity and right. Inclusion disagree the concept of special school or classrooms to separate students with disabilities from students without disabilities. In today’s date, 148 countries including the European Union have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities (UNCRPD) and 158 have adopted the Convention. In December2013 a Report-‘Thematic Study on the Rights of persons with disabilities to education’ from the UN Human Rights Council clearly stated that “inclusion and inclusive education is one of the key provisions of the UNCRPD”. Article 24 mentioned that disability should not prevent people from successfully participating in the mainstream education system.

The provision of education is often viewed as equitable and efficient. To be equitable, it must be represented as fair and impartial, as well as being efficient in comparison of effectiveness to the total input in a market system. Based on the principles presented in Cocktail Party Economics, the provision of public education can be analyzed as a negative connotation. Chapters 9-12 in Cocktail Party Economics emphasizes on competitive markets, less efficient market outcomes and many others concepts. Public education was put into place to create fairness and provides all children with the equal opportunity to attend school.

Background Lamar Consolidated Independent School District mission statement is to ensure that all students have access to a superior education. Leadership is an essential part of inspiring, motivating students to achieve their full potential to participate in future opportunities in their community. Lamar CISD community involvement is one of the keys to success for students and families. Income has been a huge obstacle that has been preventing key strategies for closing the achievement gaps. There has been a huge increase from 2 parents to 1 parent household, with limited education, and minimum job skills to provide for the family.

The Florida Consent Decree is a law that provides ELL students the right to equal access to all education programs. It ensures a given instruction that is understandable to which ELL students are entitled. As both a minority and a future educator, I have the utmost respect and appreciation for other cultures and backgrounds and it is the responsibility of the teacher and the administration to create a positive learning environment for all students. The Consent Decree consists of six main concerns that are addressed in sections. These six sections are: Identification and Assessment, Equal Access to Appropriate Programming, Equal Access to Appropriate Categorical and other programs for LEP students, Personnel, Monitoring Issues, and Outcome Measures.

Its all about understanding the childs individual needs and meeting these needs, putting in intervention strategies to remove the barriers from learning. Our policy states: Equality of opportunity is fundamental to good practice in education, in which fairness of opportunity for all is a basic right. Diversity Diversity means different/difference.

Under this new law disabled children in higher education are now covered in this Act. Within this act children are able to attend mainstream school and each school must not treat any child with a disability any different to other children. Schools must make adjustments for children with specific needs to join in. They should plan and organise their school so that every child receives challenging and enjoyable learning and develop their individual needs. The local education authority needs to provide support to the child and their family.