What is meant behind the idea of mainstreaming? Why has it lead to changes in the education with children with

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What is meant behind the idea of mainstreaming? Why has it lead to changes in the education with children with special needs. What is meant by "least restrictive environment"?

It is an essay question i need some help to get started.

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Answer 1

It is bringing children  with disabilities into the "mainstream": .  In many instances, children withe special needs are educated separately but mainstreaming them lets them adjust to social interaction  and helps them excel by their interaction with other children

Answer 2

An awful lot of governments money is being saved and an awful lot of children are suffering. Everyone in the system have been put in a position where the truth about 'mainstreaming is to be kept quiet and only a 'positive' opinion is to be used. You will find many interesting answers to your question in the 'Special Ed section.

Answer 3

"mainstreaming" is simply placing the student in regular classes, with all the mainstream students, teachers, etc.

Least Restrictive Environment is basically finding the class/program/teacher which allows each child to develop to his/her full potential, without restricting or inhibiting learning

just a couple of fancy terms with simple definitions

Answer 4

The idea is to keep disabled children in the classroom longer.  For years, they were put in a separated class away from "normal" students.  Now, they keep them in the classroom and only take them to a special class room when they need to much extra help on a certain subject.  They will send "helpers" into the class room as much as they can.  Kids sometimes learn best from other kids so this inclusion is a great idea.  I am the mother of a disabled girl.  She is now 25 and after 2 extra years of high school, she earned her diploma!  Inclusion works for most kids!  (She started school with a 25 word vocabulary.)

Answer 5

Mainstreaming means that all children attend school with their peers, no matter what their disability.  It refers to the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes during specific time periods based on their skills, with special education services being delivered outside the regular calssroom.

"Least restrictive environment" is a term usually used when referring to where special education services are delivered.  It means that the services must be provided in the regular classroom if possible, and if not there, then in the place that is a close to, and as much like, that environment as possible.

Here are a few links to help you with your essay.  If you do searches for each term, you will find plenty of information.

Answer 6

Main streaming is putting the person into the meat grinder of education that churns out a lot of people who can tell you the square root of a jar of pickles but they cannot take the lid off.

Answer 7

Mainstreaming is the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes during specific time periods based on their skills. It has lead to changes because mainstream schools (schools that practice mainstreaming) have been very corrupt. Why else do you think that Maria Montessori created the Montessori method? She felt that inclusion was the best practice for schools to use. Unfortunately, that didn't help that much because there are mainstream schools still. She wanted world peace. She wanted so many things but still she couldn't do it because of all those people who supported mainstreaming. One day people will realize that inclusion is the best way.

This is the definition for inclusion. Inclusion is the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes for all or nearly all of the day instead of in special education classes.

Just remember the reason why there is "least restrictive environment" is because of the discrimination towards special needs people in the past. Most special needs people were treated horribly. That's why they created laws to protect the special needs or people who were different. They don't deserve to be treated like this. I feel awful whenever I hear about this but it only makes me stronger when I advocate for people.