What Is Inclusion ?

A short video produced by Down Syndrome Queensland in conjunction with Griffith Film School and Pullenvale State School. The 4-minute video showcases the difference between integration, perceived inclusion and true inclusion in a classroom environment.
The vignettes are staged to demonstrate the differences between integration, perceived inclusion and true inclusion. Pullenvale State School is itself well on the journey to true inclusion and kindly participated in this video to help grow the understanding of what schools should be striving for.
For more information and resources from Down Syndrome Educational support, visit www.downsyndro...

[@mayintusk]

As the father of a girl with Down syndrome I completely understand this video, we are dealing with the same challenge at our school. I hope this message gets spread far and wide.

[@jamesmessam3135]

I’ve had this experience when I worked as a Teaching Assistant. My presence can limit the child I’m supporting. Sometimes the child tells me that he / she can manage so sometimes I move away and hover around other children. I sometimes do whole class support and help to teach whole class on some topics that I’m asked to do. I also do sample responses of work given to the class and present my work to give them another point of view. They respond favourable to my presentation most of the times.

[@shermagustave837]

She simplified everything in this line. "Treat me the same as many others and let me flourish".

[@Javi-zu9sz]

In my different practicums as a future English teacher I've seen cases of children being excluded. This video is so meaningful and it shows the exact point we all need to know: there has to be a change of perspective.

[@1dominator]

Wow, it all sounds so simple! Only those that have 0 experience and therefore 0 genuine understanding of the situation, could be so emotionally taken in by this message.

[@kinephonics]

Brilliant. At Kinephonics, all individuals have an inner voice and we never assume that we know what it is saying. Our mission is to give everyone an outer voice.

[@nathanjohnson6339]

My son who has Down Syndrome starts kindy next year... this was super helpful thank you.

[@codyrichard4352]

I absolutely agree with this for the younger years, but there comes a time when some students are so far behind their peers that they cannot learn the same things as their peers. I worked in a high school as a TA and the student sat in class, took notes, and participated in all activities with peers. He did not understand the subject content and could not discuss it in activities. He was brillant creating things with his hands. I wish we would have allowed him to focus in on his talent , perhaps teaching him to be a book illustrator so that he had a career after leaving school.

[@MaryHall-v3t]

many students with disabilities are actually gifted. my son was and at times schools were horrible and abusive to him.

[@valentinalamaj3514]

Great video. This should be shared and been seen by educators to understand their needs and thoughts.

[@maherabu-munshar8486]

Amazing video. It must be watched by teachers and Professors to understand how they should deal with students with special needs.

[@g.vanimations700]

I was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in kindergarten, tho I only learned recently of my condition, so I completely agree with this type of mentality. I was thrust to the world just like anyone else and had to adapt. Was it hard? Yes. Where my classmates harsh to me in the beginning? Definitely. Did I learn to grow and adapt so that I don’t place my success on the hands of others? Absolutely. I was never treated like if I needed to be protected, and over the course of the years I’ve learned to control myself in social situations and learned to not take everything I hear literally, I’ve been so good at it that not even some of my closest friends were able to notice my condition until I outright told them about it. I seem completely normal in public and let the act drop when in doors or in company of people I trust. I now have a classmate that suffers from the same condition as me but was never allowed to grow or adapt, and that genuinely pisses me off, he has so much potential to improve but the school, his parents and even himself prevent him of doing so. I genuinely want to help him, but because he was always told that he is essentially “a child in an adults body” he now believes so too, and doesn’t wish to break his shell because logically from his own perspective is the easiest choice to make. I feel powerless because I genuinely want to see him succeed, but it may be already too late for him to adapt before he steps into the real world.

[@MaryHall-v3t]

My youngest son has asperger syndrome and the way he was treated in school was criminal. I hope that your experiences were better than his were. both classmates and staff were incredibly harsh and unsympathetic to him. to the point that what he in school could actually qualify as abuse.

[@nglijie5716]

I am a person who was diagnosed with mild Autism since the age of three and it has been twenty years since that fateful time. Inclusive education is not easy, but has long-term benefits. When teaching all children (regardless of disabilities), you need to have courage, wisdom and a spirit that is over 100 times of an average layman. In other words, your heart must be magnanimous and your spirit must be like iron. As an ancient Buddhist saying goes: "Iron, when heated and pounded, becomes a fine sword."

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[@user-ln4hn5yz6p]

Well done Bella! We are all proud of you!😊

[@stayroxy]

This video just wants her to fend for herself, and do work that is not accessible to her so she can " be like everyone else" ... Is the parents ego forcing their child to "just be like everyone else, do the same things others are doing".... What this egomaniac is suggesting is that their child flounder in anxiety and be forced to do work that is inaccessible to them so that their egos are stroked . I am sure the EA does let her do as much work as she can independently. This is so idealistic and unrealistic truly. The video also suggests the EA go away so that a Peer can help instead but putting that responsibility and job onto another young 7 yr old is really unfair to them.

[@auti34]

This doesn’t work for everyone I did beter in special Ed

[@Severine-h4o]

At last a relevant comment ! No it doesnt work for everyone..Inclusion is a myth ,it depends on the child s abilities to learn and to be able to work in a classroom with other children. .Some can do it..others will never be able to follow a school program..

[@AvaParker-r8m]

Poor girl 😢I am sure a lot of kids with Down syndrome feel like this 😢and it just shows how much inclusion matters ❤

[@ftenzer]

I want a law to be created and passed that explicitly states and rules that if a youngster used to disrupt classes but no longer does so, that even if he/she has all regular mainstream subject classes and a regular mainstream homeroom class, that it is illegal for the youngster’s regular mainstream homeroom teacher to refuse to give permission for him/her to go on a regular mainstream school club trip and that it is illegal for the youngster’s regular mainstream homeroom teacher to tell him/her to get the permission from a special education teacher. This is no way to reward a youngster for behaving him/herself and it causes the youngster irreversible psychological damage. Furthermore, whoever the youngster is made it clear that he/she turned over a new leaf, that he/she wants to be in the regular mainstream only, that he/she does not want anything to do with special education or any other stigmas whatsoever, and that he/she wants to be treated exactly like everybody else! This is not too much for the youngster to ask for! Please reply.

[@graemejack9040]

@ftenzer Not necessarily? It totally depends on the context. What do you mean by " they used to be disruptive to class "? Did they chat lots and distract others? Did they give the teachers back chat? Or did they threaten and physically assault students/teachers? These kinds of things matter massively and will impact each case differently!! How has the student proved that they are no longer disruptive to that class? The teacher has a responsibility to every student they teach. Has the rest of the class benefitted from the absence of the disruptive student? Has the disruptive student improved precisely because they were removed from that class? Is the school/teachers consistent with their treatment of students who break the rules etc? There are so many variables/factors to consider. Yes you're perfectly correct in saying that it's important to recognise when someone tries/succeeds in bettering themselves after taking accountability/responsibility for their actions however I'm not convinced that celebrating/rewarding them so highly for doing so is necessary? That should just be expected as a bare minimum! They must also learn consequences for their actions.

[@ftenzer]

@@graemejack9040 By disrupting the class, I mean that the child or teenager did not threaten other students, teachers, or any other staff members with scissors and did not do any other acts of violence, instead, what the child or teenager did was yell, scream, and lost his/her temper in the classroom but, it is not a just cause to place the child or teenager in special education in the first place, the child or teenager acted that way because the child’s or teenager’s father yelled and screamed like a maniac, threw things around, and made his/her mother miserable. Teachers, psychiatrists, and all other professionals refuse to understand that (1) children and teenagers copy their parents and (2) children and teenagers cannot tolerate discord between their parents. The child or teenager should never have been placed into special education in the first place, instead, the regular mainstream teachers should have summoned social workers to force the child’s or teenager’s father to stop acting up in order so that the child or teenager would have accordingly stopped acting up, plain and simple. Mr. Carlo Scissura, who is a lawyer in his own right, told me by email when he unsuccessfully ran for office that difficult children are placed into special education not that they need it but in order to get rid of the child, he himself used to serve on a local school board and he and I are thus on the same page. The child or teenager in question stopped yelling, screaming, and losing his/her temper in the classroom and stopped talking out of turn and yet the child’s or teenager’s regular mainstream homeroom teacher refused to give him/her permission to go on the regular mainstream school club trip and told him/her to get the permission from a special education teacher, the child or teenager NEVER deserved to be punished, he/she should have instead been given compassion for having an abusive father and a mother who does nothing to stop the father, the father and the mother should have both been given psychiatric help instead of allowing the father to continue to take his problems out on his child or teenager. The child or teenager is NOT disruptive anymore therefore, the child’s or teenager’s regular mainstream homeroom teacher should not have refused to give him/her permission to go on a regular mainstream school club trip or any other field trip whatsoever and should not have required and/or told the child or teenager to get the permission from a special education teacher (the child or teenager also no longer attended any special education subject classes and no longer attended a special education homeroom class but instead, the child or teenager now only attends all regular mainstream subject classes and a regular mainstream homeroom class), plain and simple. The child or teenager should not been treated according to his/her past but should have been forgiven and should have been treated like everybody else, plain and simple. What else would you like to know? Please give feedback and please reply.

[@jacktherripper]

Question: How many down syndrome kids actually go to school and complete college? The reason we all applaud one for completing college in the news is because they beat the odds. How many jobs/careers/places higher people who had inclusion classes (with all the extra help, tutors and guidance) Do you honestly think that a place of real proprietorship will be will to help accommodate people with down syndrome every minute of their work hour? I am a teacher, I love my kids, but one of my 11th graders today grabbed an open half eaten muffin from breakfast from the trash and started eating it, I had to tell him to stop, and when I did he got mad a through desk through the window. My point is we alway see the successes of down syndrome we never see the opposite.

[@jacktherripper]

In other words we are creating a false narrative where everyone with Down Syndrome is going to graduating college, that like saying everyone who is born with half legs is going to get into the military . We hope they do, but we they face challenges. This is why when someone who graduates college with down syndrome or without legs is put in the news. INCLUSION IS NOT INCLUSIVE, ITS MODIFIED PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT AND HOLD THEM LESS THEN WE GRADE OTHER STUDENTS

[@nadiner5947]

I am watching this video and screaming, yeeess! I am a teacher's aide working with children 3.5-4.5 years old. I agree with the narrator of this video. I sometimes want to say to the therapist, stop and let the child be. she is constantly in his ears and I find it annoying. Whenever she approaches the classroom, his entire demeanor changes. Instead of the independent child who was participating in the activity, he becomes totally dependent and even stops doing his work altogether. He becomes distracted and disruptive and nothing gets done in peace. I am actually planning on having a non-descript conversation with the director about ideas that have been floating in my head. I hope this video is putting a new perspective on the approach for all listening. Let us make inclusion work the way it's supposed to work.

[@luisaaa2298]

I hope it works out for you. I also wanna say how lucky that student is to have someone like you advocating for them! Good luck!!

[@AmirELT]

What a beautiful, enlightening video for very many of us teachers. Thanks.

[@saminaashraf4673]

Excellent video! True inclusion is far from what we consider inclusion in a lot of practical classrooms.

[@suetape4308]

Brilliant video

[@ddnn959]

After some time they will get behind with development and they will get behind peers, it is not fer to them to not include them, but is also not fer to other children also They should have their own schools with best specialst

[@mustasheolll2020]

Agree

[@susuilu]

Intersesting perspective. Thanks

[@valeo4005]

Great video and little actor, but...why is the adult helper doing the work for the student and "whispering the answer" for lawds sakes? It bugs me that was included. All SSO's are not that clueless.

[@ElijahandCrumpet]

Great video! I wonder if this is (a) taught in teacher training and (b) clearly stated in the Education Department documentation?

[@jocelyn1409]

It is currently being taught in both primary and secondary education degrees in Queensland, with a whole unit dedicated to helping understand inclusion and how we can work to achieve this in classrooms in the future. It’s is also being taught to those who have already finished their degrees through Perosnal Development workshops in many schools.

[@ME24689]

I agree that the child should be included wth their classmates, but if they are not able to keep up wth certain subjects, some children just get bored, switch off and start acting out.. Even wth differentiated work, many children still need the help of a special needs assistant (in Ireland) and fall secerky behind if not supported by an SNA.. Its very insulting to the person trying to help the child...

[@ME24689]

Severely

[@susanroberts1364]

So Powerful and Informative. Thank You!

[@Mahfouz-xt1iv]

Sometimes she is right, other cases might feel they can,but sadly they can't since they are not fully aware of their cases....

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[@dianaruiz8170]

I wonder, all kind of disabilities are able to be included in the classroom? what about including these subjects in the teacher's curriculum when they are studying at the university? Probably, that's the challenge.

[@zionsgamingtv5562]

Great vid! It really helps me a lot knowing what inclusion is not. Thank you!

[@antonialsanchez5873]

Sure

[@marujamendoza855]

it's a very interesting video

[@olaboratorio]

Interesting

[@teachingthepetites4614]

This is powerful.

[@sarahsays6603]

Rolling my eyes at this idealistic mess from the first minute in, as soon as they start narrating this little girl with a voiceover composed of both verbal and cognitive complexity which she obviously does not even come close to possessing. As per usual, the pedagogical pendulum has swung too far in the other direction as educators overcompensate for the mistakes of the past. And so we throw all this misplaced optimism and waste all these resources trying to "include" kids with moderate to profound ID, when what is really in their best interest (and holy crap definitely in the best interest of the neurotypical kids!!!) is specialized, separated instruction. Inclusion on a small scale when feasible (P.E., music, art, and buddy programs in higher grades) is FAR more beneficial for everyone involved.

[@wlr3302]

It's the ideology of inclusion applied to schools. They play on people's emotions by focusing on disability, but inclusion is much wider and totally destruction of order. It is to bring down the healthy (smart white kids), not elevate the sick.

[@dcr5050]

Thank you for your opinion, but it is wrong.

[@lalaland2107]

I’m not even a teacher and 100% agree with you because it’s just common sense…

[@tiptonbrett]

Honestly, no, I am not ready to include you. While this video is designed to tug on people’s hearts, it doesn’t consider the impact of modifying the classroom for one special needs student. The type of modification needed will significantly slow down the learning of the other students. It will also place a greater demand on the teacher, who is likely already struggling with a long list of demands placed upon them. If the special needs student can keep up in an unmodified classroom, then include them. If they can keep up with additional help being given OUTSIDE the classroom, then include them. If the classroom has to modified to meet their needs, then don’t include them, because it hinders the progress of the rest of the students. While some may interpret what I’m saying as mean, many will see it as the truth.

[@tiagomiller5743]

is your professional background in education?

[@imeldamogi]

yes, please..

[@SAEEDCHAUDHARY-x5c]

this is good video for people that dont understand inclusion

[@Honestlylovely]

I’m wanted not tolerated

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[@wilsontoddd5253]

I. Have. Been. In. There. Shoes. Went. I. Was. In. School. I. Feel. For. Them. I. Believe. That. Sped. Class. Needs. To. Be. Removed. From. All. Schools.

[@mateuszosa580]

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[@unknown1spy]

what if they don't want to accept it among themselves? why force people into such relationships? "normal" children have nothing to gain from inclusion, it even deprives them of opportunities, as everything adapts to others. stop inclusion! everyone has their own trope where they belong and stick to it! a cat cannot be among wolves, because it is not a wolf! stop imposing difference!

[@MinistryofPeace]

You can't integrate these kids into the class unless they have the same ability unaided. They need their own class with similar children. Integration isn't fair to the other children that do not require special attention. I would pull my normal kid out of class like this because it sucks up all the teachers time. I don't care about feelings, this is just the way it is.

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Why?

[@lukorzen]

What a bullshit!

[@unknown1spy]

what if they don't want to accept it among themselves? why force people into such relationships? "normal" children have nothing to gain from inclusion, it even deprives them of opportunities, as everything adapts to others. stop inclusion! everyone has their own trope where they belong and stick to it! a cat cannot be among wolves, because it is not a wolf! stop imposing difference!