ALT What is one small change you could make tomorrow to strengthen the student role for a student in your class?

ALT How might thinking in terms of roles, rather than labels, change your practice?

ALT What everyday classroom practices might strengthen or weaken interpersonal identification between students?

ALT Are there students in your classroom who are physically present but not fully inhabiting the student role? What might be preventing that?

ALT My brother always went to the same school as my other two siblings and I. We never thought it was special; it was just our normal! It was shocking to grow up to find out that other provinces still have separate schools and/or classes for kids with disabilities. Segregating children with disabilities from their peers is doing a disservice to everyone involved; children learn from each other, whether they have a disability or not.

ALT So much is at stake when students enter high school. Parents don't always know the consequences of entering Life Skills or Exceptional Programs. They don’t always know this means their child will not obtain any credits for their work. They don’t know that this will create great risk for future unemployment.

ALT It is crucial that we view inclusion in classroom settings as an action--something we practice everyday. Inclusion cannot simply be a talking point that people think it important, but hesitate to make actionable, especially when it requires new approaches or changing established routines.