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Yanique Williams Post 1

17 April 2021, 6:24 AM

Attitudes of Inclusion

I have an experience where two children was sent to another school because of their learning needs. The parent asked the head of the school why they had to be enroll in another school. The response was that they are slowing down the other children and the teacher is not trained to deal with children like them. When they were at the school the children at the school had negative behaviours and had the wrong attitude towards the children.  This shows in my opinion the school does cater for inclusion in their school.

The misconceptions that individuals have leads to  the  belief that children with special needs or disabilities have to be taught at a lower level or should not be included in a main stream school. There are looked at differently from a typical child as if they cannot learn. 

Another factor that contributes to our negative attitude is not being educated about the importance of creating inclusion in our school. 

For us to create an Inclusive school we have to change our mindset and being educated about our misconceptions. This will change our attitude in creating a welcoming environment for learners. If the school was taught or sensitized on the importance of Inclusiveness in schools they would have a different thinking. They would have worked with them to reach their potential. Our attitudes and behaviours towards inclusion in our school sends the wrong message to the wider community and parents with children of special needs or disabilities. 

Our attitudes should say 'every child can learn, every should be apart'


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Rose Nyambura Post 2 (summarised) in reply to 1

17 April 2021, 1:50 PM
Very true Yanique. Teachers need to be inserviced as far as inclusive...
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