Exceptional Student Education

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The paper discusses the advantages of mainstreaming ESE students into a traditional setting that include general exposure to certain social elements and developmental advantages that a traditional classroom environment offers, the fact that ESE students are exposed to regular classroom and grade level objectives, and that these students have the opportunity for new activities that non-ESE students take advantage of. The paper then discusses the disadvantages of mainstreamed programs that include the fact that they do not cater to all students all the time, some ESE students have greater needs than other ESE students and finally, social ostracization may happen even in a fully integrated classroom. The paper concludes that mainstreaming must acknowledge that while these ESE students deserve the same education and socialization as the non-ESE students, these programs must adapt for the needs of these students so they can achieve alongside their peers.

From the Paper:

"Exceptional Student Education, or ESE has been the study of education children with physical and learning disabilities. A debate has surfaced recently regarding the method by which these children are fully socialized in the educational setting. On the one hand, some academics and educators believe that maintaining a set program for children with special needs and disabilities is the most effective way to encourage and allow these children to thrive in an educational setting. On the other hand, however, a school of thought exists that promotes a fully mainstreamed program that allows these children to interact and learn side-by-side with children who are not hampered with physical or learning disabilities. While there are two schools of thought on this issue, both sides offer legitimate concerns and advantages of each program."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Peters, S.J. (1990). Integration and Socialization of Exceptional Children. Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 21(4), pp. 319-339.

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