My Host Classroom Essay

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I always knew I wanted to be a teacher, however I as I grew older I learned about the importance of inclusion. I always believed that inclusion meant including all children when teaching, whether they have disabilities or not. Throughout my schooling years I always struggled with questions such as why are children with exceptionalities taken out of their host classroom? The article by Broer, Doyle & Giangreco (2005) discussed how students with disabilities continue to be doing most of their learning outside of the general classroom. Though this article may be directed at Americans it still relates to Canadian society. When I was in elementary school, I saw students with exceptional needs being taken out of my host classroom. Currently at my

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