Learning to get along with different kinds of people is one of the keys to being successful in life. School helps you to do this. Inclusion in classrooms allows you to work and get to know all different types of kids.

According to Friend and Bursuck (2002), inclusion is the term used to describe a professional belief that students with disabilities should be integrated into a general education classroom whether or not they can meet traditional curricular standard and should be full members of those classrooms. In this process a regular teacher teaches the class and the special education instructor, a paraprofessional, or a volunteer joins the class to provide support to the classroom teacher. Inclusion was first known as mainstreaming. The term mainstreaming describes the education of students with disabilities with those who do not have disabilities (Friend and Bursuck, 2002).

In order for a student to feel comfortable in their school environment, they must first feel accepted (Dover, 1994). To develop respect for differences, the teacher must model to the students an attitude of respect for individual differences. In an inclusive class, kids can learn first hand that everyone has different strengths, weaknesses, and needs. According to Voltz, et al. (2001), in order to understand and accept these differences, they should be discussed and studied in class. It is also important for kids to see that not everyone has the same strengths, weaknesses, and needs.

Friend, M., & Bursuck, W.D. (2002). Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers. 3rd ed. Boston: A Pearson Education Company.

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