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Full inclusion requires teachers to think about all aspects of their classrooms--pedagogy, curriculum, and classroom climate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrucially, Sapon-Shevin takes on arguments against full inclusion in a section of straight-talking answers to common questions. She agrees with critics that the rhetoric of inclusion has been used to justify eliminating services and dumping students with significant educational needs unceremoniously back into the mainstream with little or no support. If full inclusion is properly implemented, however, she argues, it not only clearly benefits those traditionally excluded but enhances the educations and lives of those considered mainstream in myriad ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough powerful storytelling and argument, Sapon-Shevin lays out the moral and educational case for not separating kids on the basis of difference.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49888835502353,"sku":"CIN0807032808VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49889992179985,"sku":"CIN0807032808G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51188813201681,"sku":"GOR005165172","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0807032808.jpg?v=1751010866"},{"product_id":"educational-courage-book-mara-sapon-shevin-9780807032954","title":"Educational Courage","description":"Lost amid the debate over educational policies are the stories of the educators, parents, and students who are most affected by legislation such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. In \u003ci\u003eEducational Courage\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran educators and activists Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin bring together the voices of those who are resisting market-driven initiatives such as high-stakes testing, charter schools, mayoral control, and merit pay. The diverse narrators who write in this volume confront the educational agendas that undermine teachers' judgment and knowledge, ignore the different backgrounds of students and parents, and debase the learning process. 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Sapon-Shevin shows here that current models of gifted education are elitist and meritocratic, treating some children, not just differently than others, but better; and that in large urban districts, gifted education programs are often racist as well.  By creating and funding gifted programs, the author contends, schools engage in a form of \"educational triage,\" serving those children for whom inadequate programming and educational failure would not be acceptable while maintaining the status quo for the majority of the school population.  This book provides support for teachers, parents, and administrators who have found themselves caught in the struggle of insuring an appropriate education for some children without sacrificing the good of all.  Incorporating the words of teachers, parents, and students, as well as related research and theory, this book analyzes the relationship between diversity, community, and social justice.  Sapon-Shevin challenges the reader to reconsider ways in which schools can meet individual educational needs while preserving communities of learners as well as the commitment to the education of all children. Finally, the book extends the challenge and assurance that we need not choose between quality education for some and mediocre education for all.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50365784064273,"sku":"CIN0791419800G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52348545794321,"sku":"NLS9780791419809","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0791419800.jpg?v=1751010582"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-mara-sapon-shevin.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}