Including Samuel Documentary Analysis

A few weeks ago we watched the film, Including Samuel. It is a documentary on the complexities of inclusion. It also touched on how inclusion works, and how more schools are starting to try and incorporate inclusion. While it is still a work in progress, inclusion is becoming a big part of life. Despite the fact the film was not perfect, they did a good job of stating how important and beneficial inclusion is. The film starts out with a little boy named Samuel, and his family. They explain how when Samuel turned one, they knew something was not right. When they found out he had cerebral palsy, they did not know how to take it, and could not handle it at the time. Luckily, the schools that his parents sent his older brother, Isiah to, use …show more content…
They brought up many valid points on how inclusion benefits everyone. Once you are surrounded by people with disabilities and have to interact with them every day, you begin to see that they are not much different from the rest of us. You start to become friends with them and realize they could have more in common with you than you may have thought. Inclusion is a work in progress, it is not perfect and it might not be for many years. There are many people who feel uncomfortable around people with disabilities, and may never be okay with the idea of inclusion. There are many schools that see the good in this, and are trying to convert to make their school …show more content…
It is not an easy thing to work with but, I believe there are many people who would benefit from it. Last year, my high school let a boy named Chris, with down syndrome come to school there, and he was this ray of sunshine that loved everyone and everyone loved him. He was able to play the symbols in the marching band, and got to be part of the basketball team (even though he did not play). This boy made some of the greediest and selfish guys nice for once. It was amazing to see what one person could do. He made this presentation and presented it in front of some staff members, and they that it was so well put together, they showed it to the entire student body at the end of an all school mass one day. Inclusion is a hard concept to grasp, but all in all it is worth it for everyone in the