The idea of Inclusion has been somewhat of a debate among teachers. A study done on student teachers " revealed that the respondents held positive attitudes toward the general concept of inclusion but their perceived competence dropped significantly according to the severity of children's needs "(Avramidis). There has been a mixed feeling of weather teachers feel as though they are cut out for mainstreaming in the classroom because of inclusion. It adds on alot of extra streess and the teacher may not feel like a good enough teacher because the does not know how to handle "emotional and behavioural difficulties" that they "see as potentially causing more concern and stress than those with other types of special needs" (Avramids). I think this holds alot of truth because of the wide range of disabilities that there are and the many different variations of a particular disability that a child may have. In educational foundations on page seventy five they stated that "teachers must learn to adjust to mainstreaming, regardless of their politics” which i think is hurting their self esteem as teacher because they feel as though they are being forced to deal with situations they do not feel competent to handle by themselves. What parent wants their special needs child to have a teacher that is unsure of his own abilities to affectively teach their child?I am sure not many parents want this for their child, so special education courses and assistance in the classroom needs to be more readily available to teachers so they can be confident in their work.Educational foundations, Canestrari, page 75
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