Citizenship in School

Right off the bat i was interested in this article because my mother and sisters teach at schools with kids with disability. I have volunteered at the schools and understand thoroughly everything that comes in the picture in this article. Some of the stories were really disappointing to here like the story of the girl who wanted to be a movie director. Teaching skills even in the field require never doubting any kids or ruling them out in anything. When i volunteer at my moms school i make sure i have open ears and eyes to all students no matter if they are disabled or not. Separating the kids can be a better thing more time than a negative thing. The reasoning for this is from seeing examples of kids with disabilities being taken out of the classroom and getting the one on one attention they need and being in an environment where they can concentrate and be comfortable it helps them to learn better and have a lot less distractions. The only negative part of this is that they may feel secluded form the group and it may take away from different social aspects. Overall i think it should be evenly spread where they are in the class for the areas of school they understand and they are taken out of the class when they need help or are struggling with a subject. A person may be seen as different in some ways but everyone is different in one way or the other and we are all human beings no matter what. Therefore a child with a disability such as down syndrome can be in any career he wants with the best help just as any other person could and this is what we as teachers need to realize.