A
perspective on: The Concept of Least
Restrictive Environment by, Nicole Yozzwiak
I was just curious if reading
these types concepts get easier when you teach?
I understand but is it innate – knowing the concepts and laws or is it impractical
for teachers to interact with student and see were the concepts fit?
It almost
seems as if excessive to take an idea mainstreaming
and tweak it, call it something else inclusion
principle and tweak it again and call it Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). I keep thinking I am missing the idea. "A
rose by any other name would smell as sweet", what matters is what
something is, not what it is called and this seems to be where I get hung
up. Am I getting too hung up on the names and
missing the concepts? Since I don’t
teach it is really hard for me to answer this question and no matter how much I
study LRE is still mainstreaming, because that is how I was initially taught
the concept. Of course over time
anything will evolve that is nature so why does it have to be renamed or is it
that much of a difference? Teachers
where the same 20 or so years ago, they wanted to teach and usually always had
the students best interest at heart.
The Idea of
where can individuals can be placed, now that concept has evolved immensely.
The longevity of people of course has extended and with that comes the concept “now
what”, so there was a push to reevaluate how to educate and what works best for
the whole.
Finally, I
wanted to briefly address the thought of inclusion and how it benefits “typical
students”. I know for a fact that
teenagers typical or not, are teenagers and when you combine them there are benefits
but there are also setbacks. It is not
uncommon to have a disabled teenager to develop an interest in a typical
teenager it just seems more difficult trying to explain to a disabled teenager
why the prom queen doesn’t like him or vice a verse. Also, the older I get it
seems unrealistic to see the glass half full; most individuals are products of genetics. It takes an extraordinary teacher to teach
humility and compassion.
Information
presented was abundant and helpful.
Transitioning from topic to topic was effortless. Hopefully, the information will become second
nature.
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