One on hand I say yes and the other hand says no. I think it would completely depend on the range of disabilities in the classroom. I asked a close friend of mine her opinion on this situation as she is a teacher at an all girls school (ironically enough we attended St. Angela's Academy together). She said that she has had a classroom with Tourette's and Down Syndrome. Yes it was disruptive to the entire class but it did work. Are classrooms going to stay inclusive from now on? She says probably not and I would have to agree with her. This is a controversial topic that has some parents up in arms about it. The parents of "normal" kids are questioning whether it is taking away from their own child's education by having them in the class. The parents of the disabled child are questioning if their child is getting enough funding. The funding in Alberta works by a coded system. The more kids that are coded in the school the more money they get from the Alberta Government. So if they want to move about from this coding system, how are they going to distribute the money accordingly? That would be the question that will be answered in a few years. So for now, teachers need to make the best situation of their jumbled together classroom and teach to the best of their abilities ALL the students in that classroom. Just one more thing that makes teaching a job of passion. If you don't have passion for educating then you are in the wrong career path.
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