In Ukraine was actively introduced inclusive education recently. While this phenomenon is new and unusual, because overgrown with myths.
Myth 1. All the teacher's attention will be focused on special student. Indeed, children with special educational needs, need a specific approach and attention. But for this law stipulates that the teacher in the inclusive classroom assistant helping. In some cases, it may also present a social worker or one of the parents to help the student directly.
Myth 2. A child with disabilities will offend peers. Kids are cruel to those who are different from them. However, the task of parents and teachers to explain that the child with special needs - the same person, as they had the same interests, sadness and joy, you can be friends with him. According to psychologists, special inclusive education helps children to adapt to the real world, not confined to himself and his family, and their peers - to learn tolerance and tolerance.
Myth 3. All children with special educational needs - underdeveloped. In fact, especially a child may be expressed not only in the obvious mental or physical disability. There are hyperactive kids, who can not sit through 45 minutes of the lesson, there are children who need more time and support for learning material, etc. Inclusive classes created at the request of the parents, who understand that for their child's education for one reason or another need a special approach and techniques.Academic performance of the child does not depend on how it fits into some framework of "normal" or not. But the strength of "normal" children and their parents to ensure that every child with disabilities feel a full member of society.
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