Special Education: Structures & Elements

General education was designed to be accessible to everyone; well, almost. While subjects beg to be differed in priority and favourites, students too differ in needs. While the typical general education student is fully equipped with all the learning faculties necessary, some have a few lacking in their learning armours. Where do these learners go? Yep, you got it; to the rescue of special education.

This type of education has at least two utilized structures. The first structure is the inclusive education institution. As the structure name suggests, students in these institution are only limited to learners having special needs. The approach of such structure is entirely focused to these types of learners.

The second structure is the support structure of which learners with special needs are enrolled in a general education-institution. The support structure becomes an integrated part in the general education’s system. This approach encourages special learners to associate with other learners and vice versa. 

Aside from structure, special education has two main elements:

Special education obviously offers a safer haven for learners having special needs. However, this institution cannot forever cater to their needs as reality is uncertain and life, in general, is unfathomable. Thus, apart from providing the best of education, these supporting institutions also works on preparing the students to sustainably yearn learning and living.