Inclusive education is a controversial factor that has both advantages and disadvantages. For a proper analysis of this issue, one needs to view it in the context of different aspects. It is formulated by the dual structure of this process and the consequences to which it can lead. Thereby, it is necessary to consider inclusive education from a philosophical point of view.
The controversy of this aspect is formulated by the main principle of this type of education. Inclusive education is a studying of the person in public educational institutions regardless of an individual’s characteristics, such as physical, social, intellectual, linguistic, and other (Boyle et al. 2). This principle formulates the controversy of such learning, as there are many barriers to normal social interaction with students. From a philosophical point of view, it formulates a paradox. On the one hand, an individual with features should feel equal; however, one cannot feel equal being among other children without characteristics.
Moreover, it is necessary to take into account the level of bullying and cruelty among schoolchildren. In this regard, inclusive education, while intended to make an individual’s life better by providing a feeling of equality, can harm one. In addition, a hostile social environment can become a barrier to getting a normal education, which will articulate difficulties in the future. Finally, it is worth noting that individual education will help one build a model of life, taking into account one’s own characteristics.
The lack of special tools for persons with physical characteristics, which is part of the existing barriers to inclusive education, articulates challenges as well. Being among the rest of the students, the individual may develop an inferiority complex because subconsciously, one will compare oneself with the rest. Thus, from a philosophical point of view, inclusive education is a controversial notion that formulates a paradox.
Work Cited
Boyle, Christopher, et al. Inclusive Education: Global Issues and Controversies. BRILL, 2020