Citizenship in School by Christopher Kliewer (Hyperlinks)

I felt this article was very interesting. IT’s important to make all students feel comfortable in the classroom. No student should feel out of place because they are considered different. In reality every single student is different in their unique way but of course there may be student who aren’t able bodied and it is our job as teacher to make those students feel they are safe in the class room environment.

We should never pity students who are disabled but we should be aware of their conditions.

This video shows an awkward situation where the teacher makes the disable students uncomfortable. The fact the teacher told the disabled student were not “normal” gives the students the wrong idea and makes them feel separated from the rest of the class. In a elementary school setting if a student asks if there anything wrong with another, i here this a lot in "sally is just being sally" i feel that is a good explanation because it doesn't make anyone uncomfortable and you can go on with your day. I feel its very important for teachers to

  “[community] requires a willingness to see people as they are---different in their bodies, but not different in their spirits or willingness and ability to contribute to the mosaic society"
This was my favorite quote of the reading it really stood out for me. Its absolutely true we are all the same in spirit and our differences makes us who we are but still in the end our spirits bring us together. I feel as a future teacher I need to emphasize that statement, even tho we appear different we are all the same and all students deserve the same treatment in the classroom




I found this video interesting as well it doesn't take place in the classroom but it shows how a disabled may feel awkward when going on an interview and people treat you as the minority but its actually the opposite, an able bodied person is seen as the minority.

I also found this document where it teaches awareness about disabilities. Its a rather long web page but its simply a suggestive packet with many ways to introduce this topic to a class, In five steps.

• Step 1:  Do activities that show how students are alike and different.
• Step 2:  Teach how to interact with people with disabilities.
• Step 3:  Talk about disabilities in general (what, what, why)
• Step 4:  Teach what it is like to have different disabilities through hands on activities.
• Step 5:  Celebrate the abilities of people with disabilities.

In class I'd like to discuss ways to make student with disabilities feel more comfortable in the classroom.