For years parents and educators have heard many excuses why students with disabilities should not be full included in their home zoned school.. Many times these excuses fall into specific categories.
Myth #1: Students with significant disabilities educated in general education classrooms won’t get the support they need.
Myth #2: Students with the most significant disabilities do better when they are educated in separate classrooms.
Myth #3: Inclusive education has a negative impact on students without disabilities.
Myth #4: Some students with disabilities are too disruptive to be included in a general education classroom.
Myth #5: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) values services in selfcontained special education classes equally with services in inclusive general education classes.
Myth #6: Students who can’t keep up with the pace or difficulty of the general education curriculum should not be included.
Myth #7: Inclusive education is more expensive than educating students in special education classrooms.
Myth #8: Inclusive education is just another educational fad.
TASH answers those myths with reality in their document. TASH – Myths-of-Inclusive Education You can also find it here: http://tash.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Myths-of-IE.pdf
