Monday, February 29, 2016

(All) Inclusive education

Mark Weston's post in the form of letter to a graduating student (who never felt he could fit in at school) enticed me into better understanding the term inclusive education.

The future of and for education lies not in the technologies but in the capacity to embrace all learners and provide them with the means to eplore their learners, regardless of their "differences" (these are too many and unncessary to mention here).

Defining the term is as diufficult as making the system work for all our students, a point candidly stated by Mark in the two paragraphs taken from his post:


The number of definitions will vary, simply because all the stakeholders don't have the same goals and expectations in mind when it comes to the subject. Some key words have to be considered, though:



What can be done to make education more inclusive?

Should we stop calling it EDUCATION until it in fact encompasses learners in all their diversities?

How can we even aim for such a thing if the society does not uphold these values? Is this another case of the proverbial chicken and egg dilemma?



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