So much truth to this. Opportunities need to be created for friendship to grow – not as a project, but organically.
You mission… should you choose to accept it… will be to be a friend to this other child in your class…
No – really…
This will be really great!
I will give you extrinsic rewards and reinforcements for being a good friend to this child and it will make me feel good as the teacher to know that this child is being included… and you will feel good for helping someone who needs it…
Nevermind that this is stigmatizing…
And… um… let’s just agree to overlook that it reinforces the underlying message that this other child should be pitied and doesn’t merit being included as they are – as our equal – as a human being – but instead – as a project…
And… um… maybe we can also overlook that somewhere in there as your teacher I am reinforcing the message that this child with a disability is not…
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