Is inclusive education really better for all students? A common concern or argument that is often brought up when discussing inclusive education is, “won’t this negatively impact the other students in the regular classroom?” The answer in short? No.
In the article Including Students with Exceptionalities by Dr. Sheila Bennett at Brock University, she states:
… systematic review of the literature over the last 20 years suggests that including students with exceptionalities in the regular classroom does not have a negative impact on the academic achievement of the other students.
She goes on to say:
Overall, students in inclusive settings are shown to perform better on academic measures as well as on measures of social competence
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