Social Class Reflection

Mara Gaffney
SPED 230
Reflection paper 2

The social part of school and an education deeply impacts a student. When we think back to our days in elementary school we think about social encounters with other students or teachers. For example, I still remeber to this day how I was left at my school while my class and teacher drove away to the library. For a second grader this was an event that affected my whole day of learning. How we interact with teachers and other students can effect how we learn or effect they way we view school and learning. The social aspect of school may be difficult for a student with disabilities,but it is important for teachers to help make it easier on their students.
There are many barriers when it comes to social integration between a child with and without a disability, but there are interventions to help this. These interventions are teacher focused, child focused, peer focused and environment focused. I thought these interventions were great because it includes the teacher and other students helping with inclusion. It makes
While it is needed to help the student succeed, it can also add another barrier to inclusion. When a child leaves the room they miss out on possible social interaction with their peers. Leaving can also cause a childs peers to judge them. When I was in elementary school I use to get pulled out to resource room. While I was there I had fun and I always new it was supposed to help me. However, I would come back to my friends asking where I went, what I was doing and telling me what I missed. They would sometimes make comments about me leaving that made me feel inferior to them. I got this reaction from just forty minutes of leaving my classroom. It makes me think about how a child would feel when they are out of the classroom for longer than an hour. I understand this is necessary for some