Well first of all, can I say how hard it was to get on here? I didn't remember my password, or my user name or anything! I don't even remember what e-mail address I registered on.
Anyway:
The evolution over time of how classrooms are for special needs students has taken a long time. I'm surprised to see that several years had passed in order for students to be integrated within a classroom. I do appreciate the responsibility schools are taking for teaching potential teachers to cater to a ranging classroom in terms of academic needs. The activity that we did within our class (finding the pro's for each specific classroom setting) was helpful to me in realizing the reality of each one. Teachers in the 70's perhaps did not have the tools, skills and strategies to deal with special need students within their class. As time has passed, teaching has evolved, and hopefully only gotten better.
I like how the text says "All children are eligible for public education n Canada..." As a teacher however, I must say that the task of including every single students and their needs seems daunting and perhaps overwhelming. We'll see I suppose.
