MY ENGLISH PORTFOLIO Shary Mosquera
MY ENGLISH PORTFOLIO BY SHARY MOSQUERA English Language Program Yachay Tech Level 6-003 Daniel Jeremiah Beall
January 04, 2017 IMBABURA, ECUADOR
TABLE OF CONTENTS Reflective Letter Response Essay Interpretation Essay Argumentative Essay Final Research Project Essay Thank You Letter
Shary Mosquera Yachay Tech
January 04, 2016
Dear Portfolio reader,
My name is Shary Mosquera and I am studying at Yachay Tech. This semester I am coursing level 6 at English Language Program. I have followed a long way learning this language and now I am in the final stretch. Many people can think that it was easy, but it is not true because there were many obstacles. Today I am going to write this letter in order to transmit to you all my reflections as a learner. The last four months I improved my skills as writer and speaker and I am really proud of all my progress. I am sure that I still have a lot of road ahead, so I will not stop researching new information and practicing everything I already know. I hope that my experiences can motivate you to move forward. Throughout my university career, I had to take four English courses. At the beginning, I found incredibly difficult to understand and speak the language because my high school did not have a good English program. In the same way, my writing was not very good. I had many problems with grammar, punctuation and run-on sentences. Semester after semester I was learning the bases of academic writing and the correct pronunciation of words. Furthermore, as I had English classes several times per week, I quickly learned to understand the language. This semester was one of the most important for my academic development because I learned to put my thoughts in order to write
essays with a correct structure. For example, the first essay that we did for the course was the response essay, and although I had a good grade, I think that the way of ordering my ideas and the quality of the contents of my paragraphs was a bit poor. Now, when I read my research project I feel excited and satisfied by the continuity of my ideas in the paragraphs and the way in which I transmit my thoughts. So, I think that finally I became a great writer. On the other hand, my entire life I have had many problems when I spoke in public. I begin to tremble and all my ideas are mixed in my head preventing me from saying coherent things. For this reason, I prefer to learn from memory most of my exposure, avoiding that these kind of things happen to me. This semester we had many presentations in front of the class. I really hated my first grammar presentation because I was nervous and I could not explain well the use of narrative tenses. It was a group work and no one gave their best, so we had a relatively low grade. My teacher told me that I should expose as well as I write. Obviously, he was right, and from that moment I decided to improve my presentations. Consequently, I was less nervous in the multimodal presentation, and in the interpretive presentation and the debate my teacher congratulated me a lot because I defended my ideas perfectly. The whole presentations helped me to lose the fear to speak and now I can say that I am a good presenter. Finally, this semester we used many articles about ethics, language and education to discuss in class. In addition, we read several stories and tales to learn the different literary elements. All this information allowed me to learn many new things and increase my knowledge. Besides, it was necessary to apply these researches in our essay, using correctly the sources. For this reason, I learned how to write in APA style. All articles and researches are based on other people’s ideas and it is really laborious thinking about them, so it is not right to steal these thoughts. Therefore, it is necessary to respect the copyright by referring and citing everything we use in our essays. Now, I am able to cite properly textual phrases and paraphrases, avoiding any form of plagiarism.
In conclusion, level 6 taught me a lot of things and allowed me to improve my writing, speaking, presenting and developing of knowledge. I know that English is a really important language in academic world, so it is necessary to fulfil my dream of being scientist. Even though this is the last level of the course, I am aware that I still have many things to learn and for that I will practice a lot. I am very grateful that you took the time to read this. I hope with all my heart that my experiences will help you to take advantage of your opportunities. You have to work hard and give your best to get good results. Remember that every day is a new opportunity to learn and you do not have to give up.
Sincerely,
Shary Mosquera
RESPONSE ESSAY
Response to “The Ethics of Human Enhancements” Shary Mosquera Yachay Tech
Response to “The Ethics of Human Enhancement” Boyd Rice, a famous musician, says “I think this society suffers so much from too much freedom, too many rights that allow people to be irresponsible”. We always think that we have freedom to do anything that we want because it is our right, but what happens when the things that we do affect ourselves and the others? In the article, “The Ethics of Human Enhancement”, Andy Miah says that actually, there are a lot of technologies that improve our lifestyle, like medicines, technological devices, treatments and some kinds of surgeries. But at the same time he said that they involved a many ethical issues that affect us. I agree with the majority of Miah’s ideas. I think that new human enhancements have the capability to solve a lot of problems, but if we do not use these technologies correctly it can transform us into different individuals or ensure a future that should be free to change. In this article the author talks about the benefits that the new technologies can bring to us, making us more attractive or healthier. Some of these changes can be positives because they are things that we really need. The real problem about that new enhancements appears when they are used to obtain things without make effort, or change important things about ourselves. Miah believes that “enhancements might undermine some essential quality of our human identity that we would rather preserve” (2016). It means that is really important to keep our essence as human beings because it is what we are. On the other hand, he thinks that “everything that we do, we have to be doing for ourselves because it represents our real capabilities. All these issues are things that must be handled carefully because they show our ethical values as human beings. We have to talk about these values globally, and not only share opinions in our closed circles. These problems concern governments and they have the responsibility to establish clear principles on ethics. Andy Miah (2016) says that nowadays “humanity is entering a ‘trans-human’ era”, where we use science to change our lives conveniently. I agree with this idea because I saw a lot of cases where people want to change aesthetic aspects of themselves at any cost. I think that there are superficial
aspects and that science can be used to make more scientific discoveries that will be a real help. He thinks that individuals seek become better all the time and it is healthy and necessary in all of human beings. But when people use things like genetic modification, they are transgressing the principle of keeping an ‘open future’. I think that what he says is correct because those people who change the genetic aspects of their babies are preventing the cycle of life take its course. It can be used in necessary cases like if the baby could have some kind of disease. But if they just are thinking about color of the eyes or hair form, it does not make sense. He says that the ethics of enhancements are a concern for all people and I agree with this idea. I think that each person need to worry about what is considered as correct and what is not. It is not a matter of religion or belief, it is simply to act based on our principles. Miah has a strong viewpoint about human enhancements. He thinks that we have the capability to change our lifestyle in a correct way or in a harmful way. He said that those technologies that cure diseases or improve our health are necessary. But those that help us to achieve our goals are not really ethical. I partially agree with this idea because I think that there are certain necessary enhancements that provide some help in our daily routines. For example a computer with Internet can be indispensable for a college student, and if he/she uses the device, it does not mean that he does not do the best effort. The author talks about the ethical problem with some psychopharmacological substances. He says that they can be used in a wrong way turning the patient into another person. I disagree with this idea because I think that some people have psychological problems and they need some types of medicine that help them feel better. It does not matter if these drugs change their behavior because they are really necessary in order to cure patients. The most important part of the article is about how we can improve our decisions based on ethics. In the final part of the text Andy Miah claims that “It is crucial to establish some general principles that govern the ethical conduct of human enhancements” (2016). From my point of view human beings are designed to follow rules. We need someone who teach us what is right and what is
wrong. For this reason, each government has the obligation to create laws about ethics. Besides, they have to develop outreach strategies for these policies. It is necessary that all citizen participate in decision-making. When people know the rules, they make better decisions and thus a lot of ethical dilemmas can be avoided. In conclusion, the author of “The Ethics of Human Enhancement�, talks about the ethics concerns of the new technologies. He raises his opinion about misuses that currently we are giving to the human enhancements, and proposes the idea to create new laws about ethical dilemmas. Personally I agree with most of his views but I think there are some things that are not entirely certain. Most of the time human beings have to use technologies to do some things but we do not have to abuse these devices. We need to understand that technologies improve in order to solve important human problems. For these reason we should start to worry about the ethical implications that could have the bad uses of enhancements, and commit to respect the ethical principles so that we can have a better life.
References Miah, A. (2016, September 8). The ethics of human enhancements. Retrieved from http:// www.technologyreview.com/s/602342/the-ethics-of-human-enhancement/
INTERPRETATION ESSAY
Interpretation of “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali Estefanía Benavides - Winter Morejón - Shary Mosquera - Emil Vega Yachay Tech
Interpretation of “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dali Vincent Van Gogh once said “Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul”. Painting is the art of the graphic representation using pigments and other substances. Painters design these works of art to convey their view about something or simply to express their deepest feelings. One of the most important painters around the world was Salvador Dalí. He was born on May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. Dalí was among the most versatile artist of the twentieth century. He is remembered for his eccentric personality and his surrealistic technique. Salvador Dalí frequently described his paintings as “hand painted dream photographs¨. The Persistence of Memory, one of his most recognizable works, was based in time like theme, from the melting clocks to the decay implied by the swarming ants. Therefore, general interpretation is that the painting which portrays many melting clocks is a rejection of time as a firm and fatalist influence. The history behind the quality of Dalí’s paintings was born with the Surrealism in 1924. Surrealism is an artistic movement that emphasizes the unconscious. Surrealistic painters focus on a presentation of very deep reality created by the unconscious mind. For this reason, dreams are the main source of inspiration for this movement. Salvador Dalí joined to the Surrealism in 1929. He was one of the most well-known painters of this movement. In the article “15 Things You Didn't Know About the Persistence of Memory" there are many interesting facts about Dali and his painting. An interesting factor is that he had a great influence of the landscapes of his native Catalonia. In "The Persistence of Memory", the shadow of Mount Pani, where his family had a summer house, drapes the foreground. Another interesting fact of this painting is that some critics believe that the melting clocks in the piece have a relationship with Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. Dawn Ades said in her critique, “the soft watches are an unconscious symbol of the relativity of space and time", but Dali said that his painting has not a relationship with this fact (Puchko, 2015).
The artistic painting “The Persistence of Memory” has a very interesting color combination and many unreal things. The medium of this painting is oil in canvas. The measures are 9 1/2 x 13 inches, or 24.1 x 33 cm and it is on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA, 2016). The principal objects are melting clocks which are hanging on three different things. The first one is on the edge of a table. Also, there is another clock on the table which has a lot of ants gathered in its center. The second thing is a dry branch where the clock looks like clothe on the clothesline. This branch grows from the table. The last one is like a bed sheet covering a fallen tree trunk with protruding branches that gives the appearance of a closed eye. In the bottom of the painting there is a landscape. On the top there is a beautiful sunset that is a mixture between blue and orange. The second part is a very calm sea without waves that join with the sky. On the right, there is an orange and very dry crag. On the left, there is a big pool over the sand. The rest of the landscape is a desert. The color of the sand becomes darker until it reaches the inferior part of the painting. This change in color tone produces the idea that an object is casting shadow into the landscape. Note the big pool and the sea in a dessert which support the idea that this painting is unreal. Likewise, the melting clocks and the branch grow from a table in a crag over the sand. Those things has no sense in the same painting. Furthermore, the Museum of Modern Art in New York has a description of the painting which says that “Salvador Dalí frequently described his paintings as hand painted dream photographs” (MoMA, 2016). That description is very accurate because these things can only happen in dreams. This painting draws the attention of spectators who have felt passionate at first sight, and even more when they note the surrealism that it has. Furthermore, the painting seems excellent because the contrast between strong and weak colors is magnificent. The most striking things are the three melting clocks like a symbol of the current time. In the article “The Persistence of Memory”, Sean Li (2010) says, “I see the painting as a play on time itself, the philosophical entity behind time, rather than its outer appearance.” Taking into account what Li said, we can say that the melted clocks
represent the desire to stop the time and break schedules. Perhaps, the difference between these clocks is that one shows a past already worn, other shows the present which is melting and the last one shows the future which is coming. We think that Dalí tried to photograph the dreams. His goal was to bring to light the strange visions that occur in his subconscious, and manifest each detail of his dreams. It is possible that the obsession with the passing of time and the space were the most used arguments by Dalí in this painting. In the same way, the sequence of melting clocks in a disjointed landscape is a depiction of a dream that Dali had experienced. “The Persistence of Memory” shows extremely detailed areas, as well as the use of light and perspective that gives us the three-dimensional and real aspect of the scene. One of the strangest things in the painting is an object located in the center. It has not a defined shape, but we dare to think that it is a representation of himself as a sleeping and dreaming being. In contrast with our interpretation, some art critics think that painting of Dalí shows human beings like slaves of time because it governs us. Daily actions of people are determined by the time that they have. Day to day, individuals maintain an incessant fight against the time, but it does not stop for any reason. “Persistence of Memory” is a painting that tries to make us to understand that “time is limitless, but our time is limited” (Chace, 2015). However, over the years people consider time like an absolute definer. Salvador Dalí realized it and for this reason he drew melting clocks in order to express a new idea about the time. The shape of these clocks express that time is not rigid. In other words, if we organize our time in a correct way, we can control it. It is like Gold Meir said once “We must learn to govern the clock, not be governed by it”. On the other hand, some people think that the painting is quite visually disagreeable at the beginning. This is because the painting has unattractive colors and it looks like artwork very poor in details. However, Dalí used the range of brown colors to express sadness, desolation and frustration. The idea of the lack of details is wrong because the painting has small things that mean a lot, but they are not observed with the naked eye. Even this painting is the least surreal of the entire Dalí’s art
collection. The landscape, which depict the shores of its native Catalonia, can be considered as beautiful. To sum up, Dalí aims to show some interpretations of an unreal world like a dream. He wants to fool the human eye through his paintings. “The Persistence of Memory” fulfills the purpose of most of works of Dalí: causing confusing in the spectators. This painting only can happen in a dream. The emotional interpretation that this painting produces is mainly about time, which is the only real thing in the world, and it can have a fatalistic influence. The painters show their feelings through their works and Dalí made a great work because he shared his deepest dreams and emotions with us.
References Chace, R. (April 22, 2014). The persistence of memory- theory of time. Retrieved from http://www.teenink.com/opinion/all/article/522593/The-Persistence-of-Memory-Theory-ofTime/ Li, S. (May 10, 2010). The persistence of memory. Retrieved from https://nargaque.com/2010/05/10/ the-persistence-of-memory/ Museum of modern art. (2016). MOMA organization. Retrieved from https://www.moma.org/ learn/moma_learning/1168-2 Puchko, K. (April 9, 2015). 15 things you didn't know about the persistence of memory. Retrieved from http://mentalfloss.com/article/62725/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-persistencememory
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
The world is not yet ready for the legalization of drugs Shary Mosquera Yachay Tech
The world is not yet ready for the legalization of drugs Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, once said “Drugs are destroying society, fomenting crime, spreading diseases like AIDS and ending our youth and our future”. The article “Legalize It All: How to win the war on drugs” talked about some reasons to legalize drugs. It does not use superficial ideas, but the article takes different point of view and analyze them deeply. Barum believes that it is necessary a transition between our thinking and the legalization of drugs. He thinks that legalization can solve many economical, health and addictive problems if people treat the situation really carefully. But, we are in an era where drugs are very common in the society even when they are prohibited. It means that people could become crazy with legalization, and the consumption of drugs could increase a lot. For this reason, the society is not yet ready to apply the legalization of drugs because they have strong implications and issues. First, the most important issue with drugs is the fact that they cause much damage to the people. The consumption of drugs has many incredible health problems, and for this reason deaths increases considerably. For example “deaths from heroin overdose in the United States rose 500 percent from 2001 to 2014” (Baum, 2016). We can found many horrific data about how many people died because of drugs around the world. The pleasure that drugs give just stay in the body for few minutes, but they will cause large duration issues like the loss of neurons. At the same time, drugs are recognized for their addictive problems. The majority of drugs cause addiction in people after a constant use. Barum said that “addiction is a chronic illness during which relapses or flare-ups can occur, as with diabetes, gout, and high blood pressure” (2016). If something is responsible of millions of deaths and of causing damage to the people, it has to be prohibited in order to keep the wellness of the individuals. Second, currently drugs are prohibited in the majority of the countries and cities around the world, and the results are really positive to people. Although there are many deaths caused for drugs
in this moment, there will be more if governments decide to legalize them. According to Baum “people addicted to hard drugs at fewer than 4 million, out of a population of 319 million� (2016). This number is relatively small, and it can be because drugs are illegal. The moment when all the drugs become in legal products, there will be no control of sales. All citizens that consumed few drugs in silence, after the regulation, will consume a bigger quantity of drugs. The legalization can mean for them that consuming drugs is good. On the other hand, if someone prohibited something to you, when you have the freedom to do this, you will do it. So, things will be worse than they could be in the past. Third, Baum argues that many countries around the world had legalized drugs, and for this reason maybe it could be a good option for other countries. Twenty three states in United States legalized marijuana for medical reasons and four states legalized pot altogether. Chile and Colombia allow the consumption of medical marijuana and Portugal legalized marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs (Baum, 2016). The results of these legalizations are good in some cases. It is because Portugal used a lot of money into drug treatments, so the number of addicts diminished. On the other hand, violence did not diminished. Some people want to take the example of Portugal to legalize drugs, but they do not know that the country increased their investment on social services since 1970. For this reason, the majority of countries are not able to legalize drugs. Finally, I do not really agree with some of Baum’s points of view. In a section of the article, he said that the prohibition generates addiction because in some cases young people search to consume drugs to feel better. He contradicts himself, since in another section of the article he said that there are a short number of people that are addict. At the same time, I do not agree with the consumption of any drug because they are really bad to the health of people. In conclusion, there are many reasons that can be positives to the consumption of drugs, but there will be more reasons to do not consume tem. Drugs cause health issues like diabetes, gout, high
blood pressure and addiction. The legalization of them can give more problems than existing ones, and the majority of countries are not ready to legalize drugs because the few that legalized them have many control and are really prepared. The legalization of drugs is an option which cannot be taken into account.
References Baum, D. (2016, April). Legalize it all: How to win the war on drugs. Retrieved from http://harpers.org/archive/2016/04/legalize-it-all/.
FINAL REASEARCH PROJECT ESSAY
Non-Inclusive Education: The Best Way to Educate Children with Learning Disorders Shary Mosquera Yachay Tech
Abstract This paper seeks to demonstrate that non-inclusive education is the best way to educate children with learning disabilities. To get started, it explains in detail what problems and limitations are generated by learning disorders and how they affect a large number of children and young people around the world. Then, it shows the characteristics of inclusive schools in order to argue that they do not take into account the necessities of special students. In contrast, the article presents some evidence proving the effectiveness of non-inclusive education in the academic and personal development of students with learning disorders. Finally, it contains ideas against non-inclusive education and its respective refutation. The issue discussed in this paper is somewhat controversial because there are different points of view, and each has many valid arguments. Here, both views will be deeply discussed and analyzed in order to prove that inclusive education is the most beneficial. This research has an incredible social value because it is focused on the needs of a minority. The article contributes to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families. The possible implications of the findings will be a change in the way of thinking of some people, and therefore a change in their decision when they choose a school.
Non-Inclusive Education: The Best Way to Educate Children with Learning Disorders George Evans, education expert, once said “Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or in the same way.” Around the world there is a small group of children with learning disabilities (LD), who have a different way of thinking and capturing ideas. Many times this minority is not taken into account, although it has the same right to education as all other people. For this reason, some governments designed constitutional articles that guarantee good academic opportunities to the individuals with these kind of disabilities. In the United States, these articles were created for the first time in 1976. (Terman, Larner, Stevenson & Behrman, 1996, p. 10). They talk about the need of inclusion in education, but at the same time they address the issue of non-inclusive education. Inclusive and non-inclusive education are two opposing ideas, but they have a very close relationship, too. It is because children with LD need special attention and also need to feel like an active and equal part of the society. However, some people believe that each child is free to choose the type of education they want, but special classrooms offer innumerable benefits because they allow the total development of the students. Students with learning disabilities need to be prepared in special institutions, where a group of specialists will work with them in order to take advantage of the specific skills of each one. In the first place, students with LD need to have special cares because they present multiple problems. A recent study tells us that “Fifty-one percent of students served under the IDEA, amounting to 5% of all students in public schools, have learning disabilities” (Terman et al., 1996, p. 9). It means that there are a large number of students having some kind of learning disabilities, and it increases considerably year after year. According to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (1988), learning disabilities are a group of neurological disorders. They are a result of some kind of dysfunction in the central nervous system. Students with LD have reasonable intelligence and can learn but with some kind of limitations. Students can have significant difficulties
with use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or using their mathematical abilities. Also,they can have problems in social relationships, self-behaviors and their concentration can be really poor. LD may be accompanied by sensory impairment, mental retardation or severe emotional disturbance (as cited in Terman et al., 1996, p. 22). For this reason the best alternative for parents with a special kid is to consult a specialist who can diagnose them. Once the condition is known, the individual can be treated so that their disorder is greatly reduced. There are many cases of children who develop severe learning disabilities, and they cannot even read a sentence (Terman et al., 1996, p. 8). If the student is not taken care of properly, its condition can get worse reaching drastic extremes. Therefore, the best way to take care of children with learning problems on a daily basis is by placing them in a special institute that has all the tools to develop their skills. Despite all the evidence presented previously, many proponents of inclusive education believe that non-inclusive schools are not the answer. Inclusive education is a teaching method in which all students are educated together in the same class.However, it follows models that rarely take in count the necessities of special children. A mainstream class in an ordinary school has the obligation to accept any student with disabilities. The teacher, that the majority of the time is not someone specialized in learning disorders, has the responsibility for the progress of all individuals in the class, including those with special educational needs. Sometimes the teacher can have help of a specialist, but it depends on the organization and the budget of the institution (NCSE, 2014). The wrong assumption when special children are mainstreamed in inclusive institutions is that they can overcome themselves thanks to the help they "receive" outside of classes. (Logsdon, 2016). Another important point is that both primary and public schools are designed for children and adolescents without any kind of disability. Many institutions do not have special teaching materials that can provide extra help. According to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (2011), the typical public primary school classroom in the United States has an average of 23.6 students. (p. 392). It means that the instructor does not have enough time to take care of each one of them and at
the same time to impart their class. It is true that although none of the students has disabilities, some learn faster than others, and therefore the teacher has to go at a pace where the majority learn. But despite this, the learning time of a child with LD is much longer than the slower learning time of any other child. Sometimes this problem is ignored because teachers think that children will have other support outside the school, but it is not true. Many kids have few economic resources and cannot afford more than one educational establishment. In addition, regular schools educate students based on standard curriculum designed to apply in people with almost the same mental capacity without consideration for those who do not have them. Finally, non-inclusive education’s only purpose is to teach students with special educational needs, so they are more likely to perform their task successfully. The IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) (1975) poses that the placement of children with disabilities must be made according to the need of each one. Thus, from the moment that children with disabilities’ laws were introduced, they was taken into account that each one has its own way of learning. Longsdon said that “schools must educate children least restrictive environment (LRE) with appropriate specially designed instruction (SDI) and supports necessary to implement their individual education programs (IEPs)” (2016). It could be thought that both inclusive and non-inclusive schools satisfy this statement, but the second fulfill their objective more effectively because of the specific characteristics they present. A non-inclusive school has classrooms with small number of pupils, approximately seven or eight. These, governmental or private, have high financing to meet their needs. It means that they have special teaching aids and supports. The instructor of the class always has help of other instructors, including Special Needs Assistance. Non-inclusive institutions are designed to help learners with special needs to achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and their community (NCSE, 2014, p.25). Therefore, it is necessary a space designed for a small number of students, in which everyone has the opportunity to develop all their skills. It is necessary that the students be cared by professionals. In this way, they will be able to
solve any type of physical and mental problem that can be presented in the classroom. Children need to have a specialized education that satisfies their persistent educational needs and gives them the greatest possible benefits. Some people are against inclusive education because they think that inclusive environment can provide better tools to have a good relationship with other people. Casale-Gianola (2012) argues that inclusive schools have many strengths like real-life connections, positive relationship with teachers and learning based on a unified general curriculum (as cited in Ford, 2013, p. 12). In addition, Csillag (2014) thinks that inclusive education can cause a greater impact in social success of students with disabilities. At the same time, individuals believe that this kind of education can benefit children because it could be more cost-effective and provide a unified learning. According to Weiner (1985), there are many studies that demonstrates that inclusive education has many benefits as the reduced costs and the positive effects in the academics of children (as cited in Csillag, 2014). Many of these arguments are supported by the idea that year after year the number of students with LD, who are educated in general schools, are increasing significantly. For example, McLeskey and Waldron (2011), through a study, found that the percentage of American students with learning problems, who were educated in inclusive schools, increased 40 percent from 1990 to 2006. Thus, they concluded that the majority of the population in the United States prefers the model of inclusive education. However, social relationships are just a small part of development of children with disabilities. Their success depends on the way that they learn everything and how they can apply their knowledge in the real life. If they discover their intelligence and work on it, they can achieve any goal despite not having a social life so active. Further, non-inclusive schools have a number of extracurricular activities designed to engage students in each other and expand their artistic and sports skills. Non-inclusive education does not seek to isolate individual with disabilities, but seeks
to develop their abilities and adequately address their weaknesses, so that in the future they can be incorporated professionally into any institution. On the other hand, money is not an impediment for children with learning disorders to be educated in specialized institutions. The costs of some noninclusive establishments are paid by the government, so those families with low economic resources can access them without problems. Finally, the fact that many parents prefer to educate their children in inclusive general schools does not necessarily mean that they are better. Around the world there is much ignorance about the characteristics and multiple benefits of non-inclusive educational facilities. Likewise, the majority of children with learning disorders are not adequately diagnosed. For this reason families enroll their children in general schools, preventing them from developing properly. In conclusion, children with LD need special cares to develop their abilities because the multiple issues that they can have. Inclusive education does not take into account the different way of learning of children with disabilities and for this reason they cannot be considered as the best alternative for them. Regular education can take the role to teach children with disabilities if they modified some of their problems such as bad organization, excessive number of students and lack of concern for the needs of each student. Otherwise, non-inclusive education manages a suitable environment where children can work out their issues with help of expertise assistance and learn appropriately. Many people does not agree with this idea arguing that inclusive education generates more benefits as best social relationships and more economical and generalized education. But, many non-inclusive schools are public and also have several extracurricular activities that develop the unique potentials of children. With all this evidence, the idea can be strongly defended that noninclusive education is the best option for educating children with learning disabilities.
References Csillag, J. (2014, July 30). Inclusion vs. special education classrooms: What are the differences? Retrieved from https://www.noodle.com/articles/inclusion-vs-special -education-classrooms-what-are-the-differences. Ford, J. (2013). Educating students with learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms. Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education, 3(1), 2. Logsdon, A. (2016, September 13). What is inclusion in special education? Retrieved from https://www.verywell.com/what-is-inclusion-in-special-education-2162135. National Council for Special Education. (2014). Children with special educational needs: Information booklet for parents. Trim: NCSE. OECD (2011), Education at a glance 2011: OECD indicators, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/eag-2011-en Terman, D. L., Larner, M. B., Stevenson, C. S., & Behrman, R. E. (1996). Special education for students with disabilities: Analysis and recommendations. The Future of Children, 6(1), 4-24.
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SINCERELY, SHARY MOSQUERA.