Often Unsure How to Handle Behavior Disorders, Schools Turn to Forcible Restraint - NYTimes.com
This article really illustrates the problems with mainstreaming students - teachers and staff are not prepared to handle the additional responsibility of students with disabilities. Obviously, this doesn't apply to all schools, however taking one class in grad school does not make me, or anyone else, 'highly qualified' for teaching students that have been mainstreamed. I am really torn on the issue because I think there are pros and cons to the situation, but most of all I think one teacher for a classroom is not enough most of the time - teacher aids are necessary for a large classroom but schools don't always have the budget to support the extra staff. what a dilemma.
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