内容简介
Widening the Circle is a passionate, even radical argument forcreating school and classroom environments where all kids,including children labeled as "disabled" and "special needs," arewelcome on equal terms.
In opposition to traditional models of special education, whereteachers decide when a child is deemed "ready to compete" in"mainstream" classes, Mara Sapon-Shevin articulates a vision offull inclusion as a practical and moral goal. Inclusion, sheargues, begins not with the assumption that students have to earntheir way into the classroom with their behavior or skills, itbegins with the right of every child to be in the mainstream ofeducation, perhaps with modifications, adaptations, and support.Full inclusion requires teachers to think about all aspects oftheir classrooms—pedagogy, curriculum, and classroom climate.
In opposition to traditional models of special education, whereteachers decide when a child is deemed "ready to compete" in"mainstream" classes, Mara Sapon-Shevin articulates a vision offull inclusion as a practical and moral goal. Inclusion, sheargues, begins not with the assumption that students have to earntheir way into the classroom with their behavior or skills, itbegins with the right of every child to be in the mainstream ofeducation, perhaps with modifications, adaptations, and support.Full inclusion requires teachers to think about all aspects oftheir classrooms—pedagogy, curriculum, and classroom climate.