Well, often time we have higher standards for those expected to achieve and lower ones for those with more obstacles. The bar is lowered for those unfairly handicapped. Like in the game of basketball you wouldn't penalize a retarded boy for double dribbling.
This post was edited by O-uknow at April 18, 2017 9:02 AM MDT
Sometimes inclusive is better made by equals playing equals. It is not very inclusive towards the non-retarded boy to judge him any harder for making a double dribbling. He might not be skilled ball player after all. It's only inclusive, if the retarded can be included taking part under the same rules. Inclusive is not about lowering a bar, but about how we can make the retarded take part under the same sets of standards to follow up on your example. It is in fact discriminating towards the retarded to say you're not as good as the other boys, and therefore we won't penalize you by the same standards.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at April 18, 2017 2:00 PM MDT
Just to add to this if I may.. That period we just lived through where everyone was a winner, everyone got a prize.. Most of them.. 78% across unis, now have anxiety issues because they never did learn that losing is part of life
You may. And yes, to be a winner we also have to know what losing is. When my kids win in a game at home it's all by own efforts. They are proud because they know they won on their own, and not an adult giving in. Same goes for inclusion, it can work out great by extra support for the one being included, but not by making it any easier for them by cheating.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at April 18, 2017 2:00 PM MDT
It is the norm to start out with easy to win rules to build interest and confidence in playing the game. We do this for the very young. Why not for those handicapped and/or disenfranchised? What goes wrong is when easy to win rules are made routine indefinitely. There must come an end just as what happens with our young. Easy to win rules should be introductory if having them at all but there is a valid argument that they must continue until a set goal has been reached.
This post was edited by O-uknow at April 18, 2017 9:18 AM MDT
It's no easy win, it's an easy loss treating people under different standards/rules. It's not true inclusion but only pseudo reaction making it look like everyone can take part on equal terms. Like stated, true inclusion takes more, and is more than words and easy wins. The comparison of a handicapped and/or disenfranchised with very young is part of the issue in our society.
Benedict Arnold 