After reading the inclusive learning article , I learned just what inclusion is and how it impacts classrooms. Inclusion “means that all children, no matter their racial, religious, or ethnic background, gender, learning style, or ability have equal access to educational opportunities in a learning environment where all students are equally safe, valued, and respected”. It is extremely important to make sure as a future teacher that I create a classroom where everyone feels like they belong. It is important for me to treat every student the same, no matter what their needs are. It is important to know that inclusive classrooms are not to just support students with special needs, everyone benefits from an inclusive classroom. Teachers, parents and students all benefit from inclusion in the classroom. Students especially benefit from inclusive classrooms because interacting and developing friendships with anyone and everyone. As a future teacher it is important for me to get to know my students and their way of learning because I will be able to help them as much and as best as I possibly can.
It is really great to read about inclusion in classrooms. I feel like sometimes it is hard for a young student to wonder why there might be a special needs student in the same class as them especially never being around a special needs student. Growing the environment for students and sharing a new learning style is such an amazing thing for inclusive classrooms to have.