Inclusion is Not a Location

Your school decides that it's going to "try inclusion".  Binders with the word "Inclusion" are made, schedules that include students at recess and lunch are created, and everyone feels warm and fuzzy that students are getting to enjoy inclusion.... This is the reality in our schools in 2015.

In my brain, I want to scream, "This is not okay! What is happening?!".  But even though I come from a Utopian land of a fully inclusive school, I know that this IS okay.  This IS the starting place for many (okay most) schools as they begin to think about how they will use better practices for their students with diverse needs.

Everyone needs to start somewhere.  I want to start changing peoples' ideas about inclusion. It is not a place. It is not a location. It is not a schedule.  It is a belief system.  And you have to start somewhere. This blog will serve as diary of several urban public and charter schools as they start their journeys towards inclusion and using best practices for ALL learners.

Thanks for joining the journey!