Information on the Model School Debate clipped from Where the Blog Has No Name.
The B.C. Liberals have been touting segregated schooling for students with disabilities as an educational “reform.”
B.C.’s Education minister, Shirley Bond, has also suggested the possibility that the provincial government might fund separate schools for Aboriginal studies or ESL students or based upon gender.
And, former B.C. Education Minister, Christy Clark, recently wrote in her newspaper column: “Segregation didn’t work as a general rule. But rules have exceptions.”
So, it’s good to see this op-ed in today’s Vancouver Sun, which states what is obvious to many: Students with special needs need special instruction from specialist teachers, not separate facilities.
A good source on inclusive education is the Whole Schooling Consortium.http://www.wholeschooling.net/