Special Education Issues

Should special education classrooms be preserved? Today there are two distinct views on how to educate students with special instructional needs. " A candidate for special education is any student with a disability who requires specialized-or individualized teaching approaches in order to succeed in school at that particular point in time" (Stainback 21). The views can range from full inclusion in the schools to separate facilities for students with special educational needs. Full inclusion entails that all …

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