There are so many questions in the process of education across the United States, children with Down syndrome are readily diagnosed during infancy, and are often the first to be involved in regular classes in school. Even though these questions may still be unanswered, there has been changes done over the last 20 years in Education, more specifically, students with Down syndrome. In the study Successful Daily Practices of Inclusion Teachers of Children states that students with Down syndrome “have learning styles that usually require more thought to curricular choices and experiences, which previously has prompted their placement in segregated educational programs, consisting of specialized services and smaller groupings” (Wolpert 3). This
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Twenty years ago, there were not a lot of services for special education students and this type of education has come a long way and is continuing to develop. I believe that inclusion classes have had the most improvement done while self-contained classes are still seen as “segregation” by parents. In the article, “parents of children with Down syndrome have felt that their children 's education in a more specialized program was isolating, and they contacted the National Down Syndrome Society to request information on what existing inclusion practices were” (Wolpert 5). Furthermore, there are people who view self-contained classes as a way for children with special needs to learn together apart from the other non-exceptional students because these students are simply “not ready”. However, in the article Research Brief Self-Contained Classrooms, it states “the pluses in this setting are that the teacher has more opportunities to learn the strengths, weaknesses and learning styles of the students; there is more flexibility in the schedule; there is a better chance for integration of the different content areas; and students have more actual time in the classroom because they are not losing time moving to another setting (Walker 2). This is evidence that
Twenty years ago, there were not a lot of services for special education students and this type of education has come a long way and is continuing to develop. I believe that inclusion classes have had the most improvement done while self-contained classes are still seen as “segregation” by parents. In the article, “parents of children with Down syndrome have felt that their children 's education in a more specialized program was isolating, and they contacted the National Down Syndrome Society to request information on what existing inclusion practices were” (Wolpert 5). Furthermore, there are people who view self-contained classes as a way for children with special needs to learn together apart from the other non-exceptional students because these students are simply “not ready”. However, in the article Research Brief Self-Contained Classrooms, it states “the pluses in this setting are that the teacher has more opportunities to learn the strengths, weaknesses and learning styles of the students; there is more flexibility in the schedule; there is a better chance for integration of the different content areas; and students have more actual time in the classroom because they are not losing time moving to another setting (Walker 2). This is evidence that