DIFFERENCES

The constructivist model of education takes particular notice of the fact that each learner will have different talents and will enjoy different gifts. The ideal learning space, then, must allow each learner, and the learning community as a whole, to engage with, respect, and benefit from the different gifts and talents which will be found amoung students and teachers. It is hugely important that each student be respected and valued for the different gifts and abilities they bring to the learning place. Another way of expressing this is the idea of inclusivity. Each person must be fully included within the learning place, the learning community, the learning environment.


Inclusivity in education starts with the recognition of our diversity. It is treating
students as individuals rather than as an homogeneous group. It is about involving all
students in classroom practices by valuing their uniqueness and what they bring to
the classroom. It is about valuing their interests, experiences, abilities, insights,
needs, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, learning styles and intelligences.
Inclusivity embraces the idea that since everyone is an individual, we need to
organise schools, teaching and learning so that each student has a learning
experience that ‘fits’.

Source: http://www.det.act.gov.au/publicat/pdf/InclusivityReport.pdf#search=%22inclusivity%20in%20education%22

See also http://www.princeton.edu/~djbutler/ditclink.htm