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Winter 2000 Differentiating Instruction
Karen Rasmussen
Sue Lessig remembers when children from the contained special education classes at her school would come to her general education elementary classroom to participate in art, physical education, and music. She "got to know those children and saw what they could do," remembers Lessig, who now teaches grades 3 and 4 at Templeton Elementary School in Bloomington, Ind. "But those kids spent most of their days in an artificial environment."
Like Lessig, many educators and parents worry that segregating children with special needs from their peers in school deprives those children from the educational and social experiences they need to thrive in a complex world. At the same time, say those who study the issue, educators and parents grapple with the issues surrounding meeting the needs of all children in an inclusive classroom.
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