Mohan Raj, Sarala
(2014)
Reaching out...
a different approach
to inclusion.
Learning Curve (23).
pp. 78-79.
Abstract
“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we
should teach the way they learn”. To a large extent, it
is these words of Ignacio Estrada that guides us in
reaching out to students who experience difficulties
in learning and therefore are unable to cope with
the demands of mainstream education. Students,
who fall scholastically behind their grade-level
peers time and time again, are bound to feel
inadequate about their capabilities, be low in self
esteem and lack self confidence. A section for
alternative studies, for 12 to 15 year-olds (Std. 7 to
Std. 10) has been our answer at Vidya Niketan
School, to assist students with academic difficulties
– our way of reaching out and giving back to society.
This initiative has been a part of our school since the
last 12 years.
Understanding the needs of adolescents with
academic difficulties, we focus on their all-round
development, their socio-emotional learning and,
spiritual and psychological well-being. No
adolescent should be deprived of a school life just
because he/she is unable to cope with the academic
curriculum. As educators, we understand the depth
of learning that takes place over and above the
academic knowledge that students are expected to
acquire, by just being in a school environment.
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