tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392280310738609288.post6045651972332102499..comments2023-03-24T09:44:50.263+00:00Comments on go big or go home: unintended consequencesMr. Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643318682121963754noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392280310738609288.post-28516475453409437382008-05-28T01:03:00.000+00:002008-05-28T01:03:00.000+00:00least restrictive environment. that's the kicker....least restrictive environment. that's the kicker. i agree that these special kids have that right, but it makes it more restrictive for those other 90%. that's the unintended part of this mainstreaming idea.Mr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643318682121963754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5392280310738609288.post-88455371892989193022008-05-28T00:51:00.000+00:002008-05-28T00:51:00.000+00:00My short education career which included a lot of ...My short education career which included a lot of IEP conferences began not too long after the dawn of mainstreaming. There certainly were controversies then about who was elegible & who wasn't. As I recall there was some talk about the special kid being positively influenced by the regular kids but not much talk about other kids being positively influenced by the special kid. The main reason for mainstreaming was that every kid has the right to be educated in the least restrictive environment that he/she can handle. For a lot of kids, the least restrictive environment is a self-contained class. If they can't handle the regular classroom, that becomes more restrictive to their education. The trouble is an awful lot of people have to agree on who is who. PopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com