Re: [AI] Mix and Match My article published in today's Hindu Business Line

[Renuka Warriar Edakkunni]

Very nice article Rekha.  Congrats.

Renuka.

On 1/14/16, avinash shahi  wrote:
> Excellent write-up. Way to go.
>
>
> On 1/13/16, REKHA REVATHY  wrote:
>> Dear All
>> Hope all are doing good. Below I am pasteing my article published in
>> today's Hindu Business Line. Hope all will like it.
>> Mix and match
>> Rekha Revathy
>> On inclusive education for the differently-able
>> The concept of inclusion is considered important in all fields
>> nowadays. Inclusive education for differently-abled children is one
>> such attempt to include children with various kinds of disabilities in
>> normal schools
>> The idea is that through inclusive education, differently-abled
>> children will get an opportunity to mingle with normal children from
>> an early age. It will help increase their confidence level, improving
>> their competency, and they will be able to boldly express their talent
>> before others. This will ultimately lead to bringing the
>> differently-abled into the mainstream at at early age
>> That said, there are many challenges in the effective implementation
>> of this programme. I was a blind learner in a normal school in Kerala.
>> I was fully unaware of my community in my childhood
>> As a blind person, I was not able to learn Braille. In many
>> situations, I ended up having to identify my issues and discuss them
>> with my parents and teachers.
>> In my case I was lucky enough to have cooperative and helpful teachers
>> when I was in elementary school. And I was also lucky enough to have a
>> little vision during that time. But not everyone is that fortunate
>> Here, the issue is that children may not be able to rightly
>> communicate their problems. And in many cases they will be hesitant to
>> express their problems.
>> A differently-abled child in a normal school requires special
>> attention on many fronts. Of course, many such issues can be avoided
>> by putting a differently-abled child in a special school. For example,
>> a blind child can learn Braille only in a special school
>> But that’s not possible for all such children. So there is a need to
>> find ways to provide for the special needs of differently-abled
>> children in a normal school itself, otherwise inclusive education
>> cannot be effective.
>> The teachers also need to be sensitised as well as trained to handle
>> mixed classes, which include the differently-abled.
>> For instance, even though I used to sit in the front row, especially
>> in mathematics classes, I usually ended up with lots of confusion and
>> doubt. When I reached the 8th standard, I started recording my classes
>> and learned by listening to themrepeatedly.
>> But teachers do not always say all the things they write on the
>> blackboard. And when I approached them with my doubts, they were also
>> confused about how they could help me.
>> There is a need for well-trained teachers, who can handle accessible
>> technology for differently-abled children and help them in tackling
>> their specific problems. Special coaching classes for
>> differently-abled children in accessible techniques should be given.
>> Special counselling should be given to parents of such children and to
>> teachers as well
>> It is important to think about providing all the facilities needed for
>> a differently-abled child in a normal school before sending them to
>> normal schools, rather than special schools.In my opinion — shared by
>> many differently-abled people — it is better to teach a
>> differently-abled child in a special school until 7th standard or so,
>> and then put them in an integrated system. If we could provide special
>> attention and facilities in a normal school itself, we can also make
>> them learn along with other children.
>> It is necessary to improve the infrastructure and quality of learning
>> and teaching in special schools because these changes can be
>> incorporated in regular schools gradually.
>> The writer is a bank employee
>>
>>
>> Thanks & Regards
>> Rekha
>>
>>
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Re: [AI] Mix and Match My article published in today's Hindu Business Line

[avinash shahi]

Excellent write-up. Way to go.


On 1/13/16, REKHA REVATHY  wrote:
> Dear All
> Hope all are doing good. Below I am pasteing my article published in
> today's Hindu Business Line. Hope all will like it.
> Mix and match
> Rekha Revathy
> On inclusive education for the differently-able
> The concept of inclusion is considered important in all fields
> nowadays. Inclusive education for differently-abled children is one
> such attempt to include children with various kinds of disabilities in
> normal schools
> The idea is that through inclusive education, differently-abled
> children will get an opportunity to mingle with normal children from
> an early age. It will help increase their confidence level, improving
> their competency, and they will be able to boldly express their talent
> before others. This will ultimately lead to bringing the
> differently-abled into the mainstream at at early age
> That said, there are many challenges in the effective implementation
> of this programme. I was a blind learner in a normal school in Kerala.
> I was fully unaware of my community in my childhood
> As a blind person, I was not able to learn Braille. In many
> situations, I ended up having to identify my issues and discuss them
> with my parents and teachers.
> In my case I was lucky enough to have cooperative and helpful teachers
> when I was in elementary school. And I was also lucky enough to have a
> little vision during that time. But not everyone is that fortunate
> Here, the issue is that children may not be able to rightly
> communicate their problems. And in many cases they will be hesitant to
> express their problems.
> A differently-abled child in a normal school requires special
> attention on many fronts. Of course, many such issues can be avoided
> by putting a differently-abled child in a special school. For example,
> a blind child can learn Braille only in a special school
> But that’s not possible for all such children. So there is a need to
> find ways to provide for the special needs of differently-abled
> children in a normal school itself, otherwise inclusive education
> cannot be effective.
> The teachers also need to be sensitised as well as trained to handle
> mixed classes, which include the differently-abled.
> For instance, even though I used to sit in the front row, especially
> in mathematics classes, I usually ended up with lots of confusion and
> doubt. When I reached the 8th standard, I started recording my classes
> and learned by listening to themrepeatedly.
> But teachers do not always say all the things they write on the
> blackboard. And when I approached them with my doubts, they were also
> confused about how they could help me.
> There is a need for well-trained teachers, who can handle accessible
> technology for differently-abled children and help them in tackling
> their specific problems. Special coaching classes for
> differently-abled children in accessible techniques should be given.
> Special counselling should be given to parents of such children and to
> teachers as well
> It is important to think about providing all the facilities needed for
> a differently-abled child in a normal school before sending them to
> normal schools, rather than special schools.In my opinion — shared by
> many differently-abled people — it is better to teach a
> differently-abled child in a special school until 7th standard or so,
> and then put them in an integrated system. If we could provide special
> attention and facilities in a normal school itself, we can also make
> them learn along with other children.
> It is necessary to improve the infrastructure and quality of learning
> and teaching in special schools because these changes can be
> incorporated in regular schools gradually.
> The writer is a bank employee
>
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Rekha
>
>
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Re: [AI] Mix and Match My article published in today's Hindu Business Line

[REKHA REVATHY]

Thank u Sir I will surely take care of terminology next time.
Thanks & Regards
Rekha

On 1/13/16, pankaj Singh kushwaha  wrote:
> congratulation for this article Rekha. after reading your article I
> found that you did not use proper terminology for  like students with
> disabilities/disabled students. you frequently used "differently
> abled" which does not correspond the actual connotation of disability.
> but this article it extremely good for  the purpose ofmaiking
> inclusiveeducation system.
>
> On 1/13/16, REKHA REVATHY  wrote:
>> Dear All
>> Hope all are doing good. Below I am pasteing my article published in
>> today's Hindu Business Line. Hope all will like it.
>> Mix and match
>> Rekha Revathy
>> On inclusive education for the differently-able
>> The concept of inclusion is considered important in all fields
>> nowadays. Inclusive education for differently-abled children is one
>> such attempt to include children with various kinds of disabilities in
>> normal schools
>> The idea is that through inclusive education, differently-abled
>> children will get an opportunity to mingle with normal children from
>> an early age. It will help increase their confidence level, improving
>> their competency, and they will be able to boldly express their talent
>> before others. This will ultimately lead to bringing the
>> differently-abled into the mainstream at at early age
>> That said, there are many challenges in the effective implementation
>> of this programme. I was a blind learner in a normal school in Kerala.
>> I was fully unaware of my community in my childhood
>> As a blind person, I was not able to learn Braille. In many
>> situations, I ended up having to identify my issues and discuss them
>> with my parents and teachers.
>> In my case I was lucky enough to have cooperative and helpful teachers
>> when I was in elementary school. And I was also lucky enough to have a
>> little vision during that time. But not everyone is that fortunate
>> Here, the issue is that children may not be able to rightly
>> communicate their problems. And in many cases they will be hesitant to
>> express their problems.
>> A differently-abled child in a normal school requires special
>> attention on many fronts. Of course, many such issues can be avoided
>> by putting a differently-abled child in a special school. For example,
>> a blind child can learn Braille only in a special school
>> But that’s not possible for all such children. So there is a need to
>> find ways to provide for the special needs of differently-abled
>> children in a normal school itself, otherwise inclusive education
>> cannot be effective.
>> The teachers also need to be sensitised as well as trained to handle
>> mixed classes, which include the differently-abled.
>> For instance, even though I used to sit in the front row, especially
>> in mathematics classes, I usually ended up with lots of confusion and
>> doubt. When I reached the 8th standard, I started recording my classes
>> and learned by listening to themrepeatedly.
>> But teachers do not always say all the things they write on the
>> blackboard. And when I approached them with my doubts, they were also
>> confused about how they could help me.
>> There is a need for well-trained teachers, who can handle accessible
>> technology for differently-abled children and help them in tackling
>> their specific problems. Special coaching classes for
>> differently-abled children in accessible techniques should be given.
>> Special counselling should be given to parents of such children and to
>> teachers as well
>> It is important to think about providing all the facilities needed for
>> a differently-abled child in a normal school before sending them to
>> normal schools, rather than special schools.In my opinion — shared by
>> many differently-abled people — it is better to teach a
>> differently-abled child in a special school until 7th standard or so,
>> and then put them in an integrated system. If we could provide special
>> attention and facilities in a normal school itself, we can also make
>> them learn along with other children.
>> It is necessary to improve the infrastructure and quality of learning
>> and teaching in special schools because these changes can be
>> incorporated in regular schools gradually.
>> The writer is a bank employee
>>
>>
>> Thanks & Regards
>> Rekha
>>
>>
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[George Abraham]

Thanks for sharing! Enjoyed reading it!

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Dear All
Hope all are doing good. Below I am pasteing my article published in today's 
Hindu Business Line. Hope all will like it.
Mix and match
Rekha Revathy
On inclusive education for the differently-able The concept of inclusion is 
considered important in all fields nowadays. Inclusive education for 
differently-abled children is one such attempt to include children with various 
kinds of disabilities in normal schools The idea is that through inclusive 
education, differently-abled children will get an opportunity to mingle with 
normal children from an early age. It will help increase their confidence 
level, improving their competency, and they will be able to boldly express 
their talent before others. This will ultimately lead to bringing the 
differently-abled into the mainstream at at early age That said, there are many 
challenges in the effective implementation of this programme. I was a blind 
learner in a normal school in Kerala.
I was fully unaware of my community in my childhood As a blind person, I was 
not able to learn Braille. In many situations, I ended up having to identify my 
issues and discuss them with my parents and teachers.
In my case I was lucky enough to have cooperative and helpful teachers when I 
was in elementary school. And I was also lucky enough to have a little vision 
during that time. But not everyone is that fortunate Here, the issue is that 
children may not be able to rightly communicate their problems. And in many 
cases they will be hesitant to express their problems.
A differently-abled child in a normal school requires special attention on many 
fronts. Of course, many such issues can be avoided by putting a 
differently-abled child in a special school. For example, a blind child can 
learn Braille only in a special school But that’s not possible for all such 
children. So there is a need to find ways to provide for the special needs of 
differently-abled children in a normal school itself, otherwise inclusive 
education cannot be effective.
The teachers also need to be sensitised as well as trained to handle mixed 
classes, which include the differently-abled.
For instance, even though I used to sit in the front row, especially in 
mathematics classes, I usually ended up with lots of confusion and doubt. When 
I reached the 8th standard, I started recording my classes and learned by 
listening to themrepeatedly.
But teachers do not always say all the things they write on the blackboard. And 
when I approached them with my doubts, they were also confused about how they 
could help me.
There is a need for well-trained teachers, who can handle accessible technology 
for differently-abled children and help them in tackling their specific 
problems. Special coaching classes for differently-abled children in accessible 
techniques should be given.
Special counselling should be given to parents of such children and to teachers 
as well It is important to think about providing all the facilities needed for 
a differently-abled child in a normal school before sending them to normal 
schools, rather than special schools.In my opinion — shared by many 
differently-abled people — it is better to teach a differently-abled child in a 
special school until 7th standard or so, and then put them in an integrated 
system. If we could provide special attention and facilities in a normal school 
itself, we can also make them learn along with other children.
It is necessary to improve the infrastructure and quality of learning and 
teaching in special schools because these changes can be incorporated in 
regular schools gradually.
The writer is a bank employee


Thanks & Regards
Rekha


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[pankaj Singh kushwaha]

congratulation for this article Rekha. after reading your article I
found that you did not use proper terminology for  like students with
disabilities/disabled students. you frequently used "differently
abled" which does not correspond the actual connotation of disability.
but this article it extremely good for  the purpose ofmaiking
inclusiveeducation system.

On 1/13/16, REKHA REVATHY  wrote:
> Dear All
> Hope all are doing good. Below I am pasteing my article published in
> today's Hindu Business Line. Hope all will like it.
> Mix and match
> Rekha Revathy
> On inclusive education for the differently-able
> The concept of inclusion is considered important in all fields
> nowadays. Inclusive education for differently-abled children is one
> such attempt to include children with various kinds of disabilities in
> normal schools
> The idea is that through inclusive education, differently-abled
> children will get an opportunity to mingle with normal children from
> an early age. It will help increase their confidence level, improving
> their competency, and they will be able to boldly express their talent
> before others. This will ultimately lead to bringing the
> differently-abled into the mainstream at at early age
> That said, there are many challenges in the effective implementation
> of this programme. I was a blind learner in a normal school in Kerala.
> I was fully unaware of my community in my childhood
> As a blind person, I was not able to learn Braille. In many
> situations, I ended up having to identify my issues and discuss them
> with my parents and teachers.
> In my case I was lucky enough to have cooperative and helpful teachers
> when I was in elementary school. And I was also lucky enough to have a
> little vision during that time. But not everyone is that fortunate
> Here, the issue is that children may not be able to rightly
> communicate their problems. And in many cases they will be hesitant to
> express their problems.
> A differently-abled child in a normal school requires special
> attention on many fronts. Of course, many such issues can be avoided
> by putting a differently-abled child in a special school. For example,
> a blind child can learn Braille only in a special school
> But that’s not possible for all such children. So there is a need to
> find ways to provide for the special needs of differently-abled
> children in a normal school itself, otherwise inclusive education
> cannot be effective.
> The teachers also need to be sensitised as well as trained to handle
> mixed classes, which include the differently-abled.
> For instance, even though I used to sit in the front row, especially
> in mathematics classes, I usually ended up with lots of confusion and
> doubt. When I reached the 8th standard, I started recording my classes
> and learned by listening to themrepeatedly.
> But teachers do not always say all the things they write on the
> blackboard. And when I approached them with my doubts, they were also
> confused about how they could help me.
> There is a need for well-trained teachers, who can handle accessible
> technology for differently-abled children and help them in tackling
> their specific problems. Special coaching classes for
> differently-abled children in accessible techniques should be given.
> Special counselling should be given to parents of such children and to
> teachers as well
> It is important to think about providing all the facilities needed for
> a differently-abled child in a normal school before sending them to
> normal schools, rather than special schools.In my opinion — shared by
> many differently-abled people — it is better to teach a
> differently-abled child in a special school until 7th standard or so,
> and then put them in an integrated system. If we could provide special
> attention and facilities in a normal school itself, we can also make
> them learn along with other children.
> It is necessary to improve the infrastructure and quality of learning
> and teaching in special schools because these changes can be
> incorporated in regular schools gradually.
> The writer is a bank employee
>
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Rekha
>
>
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[AI] Mix and Match My article published in today's Hindu Business Line

[REKHA REVATHY]

Dear All
Hope all are doing good. Below I am pasteing my article published in
today's Hindu Business Line. Hope all will like it.
Mix and match
Rekha Revathy
On inclusive education for the differently-able
The concept of inclusion is considered important in all fields
nowadays. Inclusive education for differently-abled children is one
such attempt to include children with various kinds of disabilities in
normal schools
The idea is that through inclusive education, differently-abled
children will get an opportunity to mingle with normal children from
an early age. It will help increase their confidence level, improving
their competency, and they will be able to boldly express their talent
before others. This will ultimately lead to bringing the
differently-abled into the mainstream at at early age
That said, there are many challenges in the effective implementation
of this programme. I was a blind learner in a normal school in Kerala.
I was fully unaware of my community in my childhood
As a blind person, I was not able to learn Braille. In many
situations, I ended up having to identify my issues and discuss them
with my parents and teachers.
In my case I was lucky enough to have cooperative and helpful teachers
when I was in elementary school. And I was also lucky enough to have a
little vision during that time. But not everyone is that fortunate
Here, the issue is that children may not be able to rightly
communicate their problems. And in many cases they will be hesitant to
express their problems.
A differently-abled child in a normal school requires special
attention on many fronts. Of course, many such issues can be avoided
by putting a differently-abled child in a special school. For example,
a blind child can learn Braille only in a special school
But that’s not possible for all such children. So there is a need to
find ways to provide for the special needs of differently-abled
children in a normal school itself, otherwise inclusive education
cannot be effective.
The teachers also need to be sensitised as well as trained to handle
mixed classes, which include the differently-abled.
For instance, even though I used to sit in the front row, especially
in mathematics classes, I usually ended up with lots of confusion and
doubt. When I reached the 8th standard, I started recording my classes
and learned by listening to themrepeatedly.
But teachers do not always say all the things they write on the
blackboard. And when I approached them with my doubts, they were also
confused about how they could help me.
There is a need for well-trained teachers, who can handle accessible
technology for differently-abled children and help them in tackling
their specific problems. Special coaching classes for
differently-abled children in accessible techniques should be given.
Special counselling should be given to parents of such children and to
teachers as well
It is important to think about providing all the facilities needed for
a differently-abled child in a normal school before sending them to
normal schools, rather than special schools.In my opinion — shared by
many differently-abled people — it is better to teach a
differently-abled child in a special school until 7th standard or so,
and then put them in an integrated system. If we could provide special
attention and facilities in a normal school itself, we can also make
them learn along with other children.
It is necessary to improve the infrastructure and quality of learning
and teaching in special schools because these changes can be
incorporated in regular schools gradually.
The writer is a bank employee


Thanks & Regards
Rekha


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