m. She also asked that we be friendly and not treat him indifferently because of his behavioral problem, but to instead understand that he could not help but be this way. Although the teacher probably felt that by arming us with this knowledge we would be able to handle encounters with this boy better, we were in no way prepared to deal with the disruptive and sometimes abusive nature of this boy. The rest of that school year was very hard for all of us. The boy had no ability to concentrate, sit still or be quiet. The teacher would try to teach the lesson over his outbursts but needless to say, not much was learned for the rest of the year. I believe that inclusion is a good idea when all the proper facilities, services, aids and proper disciplinary strategies are present. However, if the teacher/classroom/school, are not well equipped to handle inclusion, it can become a very stressful hardship for all involved. The regular students will become distracted by the constant disruptions, they can even resort to acting out themselves because they are seeing the inclusion student is not being disciplined. The teacher can become frustrated with the chaos in his/her classroom and feel unable to regain control or not able to effectively teach the class with constant disruptions occurring. In my opinion, the best way to deal with children with behavioral ...
