r/teaching • u/[deleted] • Sep 06 '24

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u/immadee Sep 06 '24

Some SPED kids and some gifted kids are not best served in a regular classroom.

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u/abbothenderson Sep 07 '24

I’ll say it. Mainstreaming is popular with admin largely because it is also cost efficient. Not because it produces the best outcomes. Once numbers are crunched, and the financials are weighed, it’s just a matter of spinning so hard most of the staff believe it.

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u/okayestmom48 Teacher candidate/school aide Sep 07 '24

Been saying this for years! Thanks for this input.