What are the advantag and disadvantg of mixed educating classes ?

Question

What are the advantag and disadvantg of mixed educating classes ?

Answer 1

what do you mean special ed and non special ed?

Answer 2

Clarify... Do you mean inclusion classrooms or multi-age classrooms?

Answer 3

advantages: the older kids can help the younger kids; older kids sometimes foster big brother/sister with the younger; older kids keep the younger kids in line because they know the rules and routines

disadvantages: kids of different ages interacting tend to get chaotic; more work for the teacher to make lessons for the different skill-levels; older tends to pick on the younger