Personalized Learning Is NOT Inclusion!
One is the loneliest number that you will ever do…. ~Three Dog Night
Personalized learning must not be mistaken for inclusion. The reality is that it’s student isolation!
Inclusion is generally defined as the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure. Doing schoolwork on a digital device by yourself is not inclusion. It’s ability grouping for one!
In special education, inclusion is often described as students working alongside their peers. Alongside? Please tell me that doesn’t mean sitting next to another student on the computer!
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) praises personalized learning as a customized learning experience in their latest report. There are some good things Personalized Learning Is NOT Inclusion!:
